SPC Tornado Watch 9

WW 9 TORNADO KY TN 160040Z – 160700Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 9
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
640 PM CST Sat Feb 15 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  South Central Kentucky
  Middle Tennessee

* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 640 PM
  until 100 AM CST.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Fast-moving thunderstorms over west Tennessee will track
into the watch area this evening, posing a risk of locally damaging
wind gusts and a few tornadoes.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
north and south of a line from 60 miles southwest of Clarksville TN
to 70 miles east of Bowling Green KY. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU9).

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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 8...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.

...Hart

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