July 8, 20224 yr Hot and humid conditions will contribute to a moderately unstable air mass. Scattered storms can be expected throughout the day. Some could be severe. The main threats with the storms will be damaging gusts of wind, lightning, and locally heavy rainfall. This will also be a non-zero tornado event. This means that the tornado threat is very low but a quick spin up could be possible.
July 8, 20224 yr Author Mesoscale Discussion 1416 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1229 PM CDT Fri Jul 08 2022 Areas affected...south central and eastern Kentucky...adjacent portions of northern Tennessee into central West Virginia Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible Valid 081729Z - 081930Z Probability of Watch Issuance...40 percent SUMMARY...There appears at least some potential for an intensifying cluster of thunderstorms to become better organized with increasing risk for damaging wind gusts, while spreading southeastward across the region through 4-6 PM EDT. It is still uncertain that a severe weather watch is needed, but trends are being monitored for this possibility.
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