UPDATE: This Tornado Watch has been expanded to include more of our area.
A Tornado Watch has been issued for several of our southern counties as strong storms move through northern Tennessee and southern and western Kentucky. This Watch continues Midnight Eastern (11 PM CST) and means that the ingredients exist for tornadoes to develop. We will continue to monitor storms for tornadic potential.
Below is the text issued with the Watch:
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southeast Arkansas
Western and Central Kentucky
Northern Mississippi
Western and Middle Tennessee
* Effective this Saturday morning and evening from 1135 AM until
700 PM CST.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Strong to severe thunderstorms will continue to develop
and increase through early afternoon near an eastward-moving cold
front, with additional/more isolated development also possible ahead
of it later this afternoon. Increasingly low-level moisture and
strong shear will support the potential for severe storms including
a few tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
east and west of a line from 30 miles north of Bowling Green KY to 5
miles east southeast of Monticello AR. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU4).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
