WW 18 SEVERE TSTM KY OH WV 121440Z – 122100Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 18 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 940 AM EST Thu Jan 12 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Eastern Kentucky Southern Ohio Western West Virginia * Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 940 AM until 400 PM EST. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...A fast-moving line of storms will continue to move east-northeastward across the region this afternoon. Instability is weak but very strong atmospheric winds will support storms capable of localized wind damage. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35 statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles north of Huntington WV to 35 miles south southwest of London KY. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). 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 16...WW 17... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean storm motion vector 23040. ...Guyer
