URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 24
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1025 AM CST Sat Mar 7 2026

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Western and Central Kentucky
     Middle Tennessee

   * Effective this Saturday morning and afternoon from 1025 AM
     until 500 PM CST.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...A line of storms will continue east-northeastward across
   the region this afternoon with damaging winds as the most common
   hazard.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
   statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles north of Bowling
   Green KY to 85 miles south southwest of Nashville TN. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

   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.

The weather in Kentucky and the Cincinnati area for today, March 7, 2026, will be marked by a band of thunderstorms moving eastward. These storms are enhancing the cold front and will intensify through the afternoon as surface temperatures rise and convective inhibition weakens. As storms develop, strong winds aloft will support both supercells and organized clusters of storms, leading to the potential for severe weather.

Expect increasing thunderstorm activity through midday and into the afternoon, particularly across northern Kentucky and southwestern Ohio. Strong winds are possible, with gusts reaching up to 60 mph in some areas. Additionally, there is a risk for tornadoes, especially in regions where storms are more organized, due to favorable conditions for rotating thunderstorms.

By late afternoon and into the evening, these storms will begin to weaken as they move into the higher terrain of the Appalachians, where the atmosphere is less unstable. However, severe weather threats could still linger for some time in the Ohio River Valley before the storms lose their intensity.

Residents of Kentucky and Cincinnati should stay alert to changing weather conditions, especially if they are in the path of any severe storms.

There are currently no CIG levels issued. If a storm develops in your area, expect damaging winds of less than 74 mph. Possible hail less than 2 inches in diameter, as well as an EF0-EF1 tornado in intensity.

 

 

 

This watch has been canceled