Tornado Watch 9

Issued

Feb 15, 2025, 6:37 PM CST (00:37 UTC)

Expired

Feb 16, 2025, 1:00 AM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

10%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

60%

• Mesoscale Discussion 100 Tornado watch 8Feb 15, 6:09 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 102 Tornado watch 9Feb 15, 9:13 PM CST

740 
WWUS20 KWNS 160035
SEL9  
SPC WW 160035
KYZ000-TNZ000-160700-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 9
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
640 PM CST Sat Feb 15 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  South Central Kentucky
  Middle Tennessee

* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 640 PM
  until 100 AM CST.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Fast-moving thunderstorms over west Tennessee will track
into the watch area this evening, posing a risk of locally damaging
wind gusts and a few tornadoes.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
north and south of a line from 60 miles southwest of Clarksville TN
to 70 miles east of Bowling Green KY. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU9).

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 8...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.

...Hart

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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.