THE NWS STORM PREDICTION
CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH
UNTIL 9:00PM
EST
Sel8 spc Ww 111901
Urgent - Immediate Broadcast Requested
Tornado Watch Number 18 Nws Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 200 PM EST Wed Feb
11 2009
The Nws Storm Prediction Center Has Issued A Tornado Watch For
Portions Of Southeast Indiana Eastern Kentucky Southern Ohio Eastern
Tennessee Extreme Southwest Virginia Western West Virginia Including The
Northern Panhandle
Effective This Wednesday Afternoon And Evening From
200 PM Until 900 PM EST.
Tornadoes... Hail To 0.5 Inch IN Diameter...
Thunderstorm Wind Gusts To 70 Mph... And Dangerous Lightning Are Possible IN
These Areas.
The Tornado Watch Area Is Approximately Along And 80
Statute Miles East And West Of A Line From 40 Miles North Of Zanesville Ohio To
35 Miles Southeast Of Knoxville Tennessee. For A Complete Depiction Of The Watch
See The Associated Watch Outline Update (wous64 Kwns Wou8).
Remember...
A Tornado Watch Means Conditions Are Favorable For Tornadoes And 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.
Other Watch Information... Continue...
Ww 16... Ww 17...
Discussion... Line Of Low-Topped Convection Is Racing
Eastward Across KY/Tn Ahead Of 130+ Knot Mid Level Jet Max. Despite Very Limited
Instability... Extremely Strong Forcing And Wind Fields Will Promote A Risk Of
Widespread Wind Damage Along Leading Edge Of Convection. Isolated And Brief
Tornadoes Will Also Be Possible IN Bow/Lewp Structures Along Line.
Aviation... Tornadoes And A Few Severe Thunderstorms With Hail Surface
And Aloft To 0.5 Inch. Extreme Turbulence And Surface Wind Gusts To 60 Knots. A
Few Cumulonimbi With Maximum Tops To 350. Mean Storm Motion Vector 25045.
