WW 15 SEVERE TSTM IL KY 120800Z – 121100Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 15 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 200 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Extreme southern Illinois Western Kentucky * Effective this Thursday morning from 200 AM until 500 AM CST. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Clusters of storms, with embedded supercell and bowing structures, will spread east-northeastward across western Kentucky and extreme southern Illinois through the early morning hours. Damaging winds of 60-70 mph will be the main threat, though isolated large hail near 1 inch diameter and a brief tornado or two may also occur. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 30 statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles west southwest of Paducah KY to 25 miles south of Owensboro KY. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). 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 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector 24055. ...Thompson
