Month: September 2024
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 681
WW 681 SEVERE TSTM IN KY OH TN 241745Z – 250000Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 681 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1245 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southeast Indiana Central and Eastern Kentucky Southwest Ohio Tennessee * Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 1245 PM until 700 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Scattered strong to severe storms will continue to develop this afternoon across a broad region, with damaging winds and some hail as the most common hazards. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles east and west of a line from 55 miles northeast of Cincinnati OH to 65 miles south southwest of Nashville TN. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). 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. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 24030. ...Guyer
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