weather Severe Thunderstorm Watch (EKY) canceled

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NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

650 PM EDT Sun May 3 2020

 

 

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

 

 

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

Southeast Kentucky

A small part of northeast Tennessee

Extreme southwest Virginia

 

 

* Effective this Sunday evening from 650 PM until 1100 PM EDT.

 

 

* Primary threats include...

Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

 

 

SUMMARY...A well-developed thunderstorm complex with a history of

damaging winds across northern middle Tennessee is expected to

develop east-northeastward this evening toward southeast Kentucky.

Storm mergers could help maintain the threat of damaging winds and

isolated large hail for a few more hours, before the storms weaken

by early tonight.

 

 

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50

statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles west southwest

of London KY to 35 miles east southeast of Jackson KY. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

 

 

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.