June 28, 20188 yr The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northeastern Arkansas Southern Illinois Extreme southwestern Indiana Western Kentucky Southeastern Missouri Northwestern Tennessee * Effective this Thursday afternoon and Friday morning from 530 PM until 100 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...A complex of severe thunderstorms, with a history of damaging/severe gusts, is expected to maintain wind-damage potential as it moves through a favorably moist/unstable air mass across the watch area this evening. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles either side of a line from 15 miles east northeast of Evansville IN to 40 miles southwest of Poplar Bluff MO. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes.es.
June 29, 20188 yr Author It got pretty wicked here in WKY. Power out all across the area. Praying everything is alright your way.
June 29, 20188 yr Praying everything is alright your way. Pretty much. Several trees down across the area. We were without power for about 8 hours. A 25 minute drive took me a hour last night due to trees over the road. I had to reroute 3 times.
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