March 31, 20233 yr URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 94 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1230 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Much of Arkansas Southern Illinois Western Kentucky Southern Missouri Northwest Mississippi West Tennessee Northeast Texas * Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 1230 PM until 800 PM CDT. ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION... * Primary threats include... Several tornadoes and a few intense tornadoes likely Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter likely Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely SUMMARY...Numerous severe thunderstorms are expected to develop and spread across the mid Mississippi Valley region this afternoon and early evening. Supercells capable of damaging tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds are all possible. Parameters are sufficiently favorable for the risk of strong/violent tornadoes. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 120 statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles east southeast of El Dorado AR to 5 miles northwest of Saint Louis MO. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4). 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.
March 31, 20233 yr Author This enhanced wording in a Tornado Watch is meant to alert the public of the potential for very life-threatening severe weather. While there are no set criteria for a PDS watch to be issued, they are usually issued when the potential exists for a major tornado outbreak.
March 31, 20233 yr 11 minutes ago, theguru said: PDS, that is a new one, thanks nWo. They are rare. We had a PDS watch back on March 2, 2012 when Henryville took the hit from an EF-4.
March 31, 20233 yr Author 44 minutes ago, theguru said: PDS, that is a new one, thanks nWo. These are only issued if they expect strong, long-track tornadoes to form. In other words they are fully expecting tornado outbreak especially in western Kentucky.
March 31, 20233 yr 1 minute ago, nWo said: These are only issued if they expect strong, long-track tornadoes to form. In other words they are fully expecting tornado outbreak especially in western Kentucky. Gotcha. For me it is keeping up with all the acronyms in life. This one had me thinking PTSD, PBS, PEDS, etc. ?♀️
March 31, 20233 yr Author Those in western Kentucky should pay attention to what is going on in Arkansas right now. Tornado warning are popping up now.
April 1, 20233 yr Author INC019-025-037-043-061-077-117-123-143-175-KYC003-009-027-029-031- 061-085-087-091-093-099-111-123-141-163-169-171-179-183-185-213- 215-223-227-010700- /O.NEW.KLMK.TO.A.0098.230401T0001Z-230401T0700Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 98 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT /2 AM CDT/ SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA CLARK CRAWFORD DUBOIS FLOYD HARRISON JEFFERSON ORANGE PERRY SCOTT WASHINGTON IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 24 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY BRECKINRIDGE BULLITT HARDIN JEFFERSON LARUE MEADE NELSON OLDHAM SPENCER TRIMBLE IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY HANCOCK OHIO IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY GRAYSON GREEN HART LOGAN IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY ALLEN BARREN BUTLER EDMONSON METCALFE MONROE SIMPSON WARREN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BARDSTOWN, BEDFORD, BOWLING GREEN, BRANDENBURG, BROWNSVILLE, CORYDON, EDMONTON, ELIZABETHTOWN, ENGLISH, FRANKLIN, GLASGOW, GREENSBURG, HARDINSBURG, HARTFORD, HAWESVILLE, HODGENVILLE, JASPER, JEFFERSONVILLE, LA GRANGE, LEITCHFIELD, LEWISPORT, LOUISVILLE, MADISON, MORGANTOWN, MUNFORDVILLE, NEW ALBANY, PAOLI, PROVIDENCE, RUSSELLVILLE, SALEM, SCOTTSBURG, SCOTTSVILLE, SHEPHERDSVILLE, TAYLORSVILLE, TELL CITY, AND TOMPKINSVILLE.
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