June 16, 20197 yr URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 388 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 205 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2019 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southern Illinois Southern Indiana Kentucky Southeast Missouri Southwest Ohio * Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 205 PM until 1000 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Multiple sub-regional corridors of thunderstorms will continue to intensify across a broad portion of the lower/middle Ohio River Valley. The most organized storms, potentially including a few supercells, are expected in areas generally near and north of the Ohio River including southern portions of Illinois/Indiana/Ohio and northern Kentucky. This could include a hail and low tornado risk, with locally damaging winds expected to the most common impact across the broad region. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles west of Cape Girardeau MO to 95 miles east southeast of Cincinnati OH. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). 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.
June 16, 20197 yr Author A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has just been issued for parts of eastern Kentucky.
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