WW 129 SEVERE TSTM AL KY MS TN 051840Z – 060200Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 129 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 140 PM CDT Wed Apr 5 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northwest Alabama Central Kentucky Northern Mississippi Middle Tennessee * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 140 PM until 900 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...A line of scattered thunderstorms continues to track eastward into western Kentucky/Tennessee and northern Mississippi. These storms will remain capable of locally damaging wind gusts and perhaps a tornado or two through the afternoon. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles east and west of a line from 20 miles north northwest of Lexington KY to 40 miles south southeast of Oxford MS. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9). 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 125...WW 126...WW 127...WW 128... 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. ...Hart
