Tornado Watch 561

Issued

Dec 11, 2021, 1:27 AM CST (07:27 UTC)

Expired

Dec 11, 2021, 8:00 AM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

70%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

40%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

40%

Ten or more severe hail reports

5%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 2003 Tornado watch 554Dec 10, 10:44 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2004 Severe potential...watch likelyDec 10, 11:08 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2006 Tornado watch 554Dec 10, 11:36 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2008 Tornado watch 554Dec 10, 11:53 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2009 Severe potential...tornado watch likelyDec 11, 1:02 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2010 Tornado watch 554Dec 11, 1:05 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2014 Tornado watch 561Dec 11, 2:51 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2018 Tornado watch 561...562Dec 11, 5:32 AM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 110723
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SPC WW 110723
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 561
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
225 AM EST Sat Dec 11 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Central and eastern Kentucky

* Effective this Saturday morning from 225 AM until 900 AM EST.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 75 mph possible

SUMMARY...A belt of strong-severe thunderstorms, including at least
a couple intense supercells with potential for significant/damaging
tornadoes, will affect the watch area past daybreak.  The
overlapping counties affected replace part of tornado watch 554.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles east southeast of Bowling
Green KY to 50 miles east northeast of Lexington KY. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch
area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for
threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements
and possible warnings.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 554...WW 557...WW
558...WW 559...WW 560...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 24040.

...Edwards

Tornado Watches in Kentucky, 2021Every tornado watch in 2021

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.