URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 265
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
225 PM CDT Sun Jun 11 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southern and central Kentucky
Middle Tennessee
* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 225 PM until
1000 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...Scattered thunderstorms are expected to form this
afternoon along and just southeast of a cold front, and the storms
will spread eastward/southeastward through late evening. Damaging
winds of 60-70 mph will be the main concern, though isolated large
hail to 1.5 inches in diameter and an isolated tornado or two may
also occur.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles north and south of a line from 85 miles east of
Bowling Green KY to 55 miles southwest of Clarksville TN. 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.