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SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 117
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
500 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
South central and southeast Kentucky
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 500 PM until
1000 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Isolated warm sector supercells will persist through the
afternoon/evening with the potential to produce large hail of 1-2
inches in diameter and isolated damaging gusts of 60-70 mph.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles west northwest
of Bowling Green KY to 25 miles south southeast of Jackson KY. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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 113...WW 114...WW
115...WW 116...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
25025.
...Thompson
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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW7
WW 117 SEVERE TSTM KY 042100Z - 050200Z
AXIS..40 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
35WNW BWG/BOWLING GREEN KY/ - 25SSE JKL/JACKSON KY/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 35NM N/S /31WNW BWG - 45ENE LOZ/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25025.
LAT...LON 37748701 37788321 36638321 36588701
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU7.
Watch 117 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 117
VALID 042305Z - 050040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 55 NNW CSV
TO 25 E LEX.
..LYONS..04/04/25
ATTN...WFO...LMK...JKL...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 117
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC013-025-045-051-053-065-095-109-119-121-125-129-131-133-147-
151-189-193-197-199-203-207-231-235-237-050040-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BELL BREATHITT CASEY
CLAY CLINTON ESTILL
HARLAN JACKSON KNOTT
KNOX LAUREL LEE
LESLIE LETCHER MCCREARY
MADISON OWSLEY PERRY
POWELL PULASKI ROCKCASTLE
RUSSELL WAYNE WHITLEY
WOLFE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 117
VALID 042145Z - 042240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..04/04/25
ATTN...WFO...LMK...JKL...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 117
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC001-003-009-013-021-025-031-045-051-053-057-061-065-079-085-
087-093-095-099-109-113-119-121-123-125-129-131-133-137-141-147-
151-155-167-169-171-179-183-189-193-197-199-203-207-213-217-227-
229-231-235-237-042240-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN BARREN
BELL BOYLE BREATHITT
BUTLER CASEY CLAY
CLINTON CUMBERLAND EDMONSON
ESTILL GARRARD GRAYSON
GREEN HARDIN HARLAN
HART JACKSON JESSAMINE
KNOTT KNOX LARUE
LAUREL LEE LESLIE
LETCHER LINCOLN LOGAN
MCCREARY MADISON MARION
MERCER METCALFE MONROE
NELSON OHIO OWSLEY
PERRY POWELL PULASKI
ROCKCASTLE RUSSELL SIMPSON
TAYLOR WARREN WASHINGTON
WAYNE WHITLEY WOLFE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Low (10%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (5%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Mod (30%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (70%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
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