MD 1792 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 589… FOR EASTERN KY/TN INTO WESTERN VA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST WV
Mesoscale Discussion 1792
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0801 PM CDT Thu Aug 01 2024
Areas affected…Eastern KY/TN into western VA and extreme southwest
WV
Concerning…Severe Thunderstorm Watch 589…
Valid 020101Z – 020230Z
The severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 589
continues.
SUMMARY…Some threat for damaging wind will continue eastward
through the evening.
DISCUSSION…While the northern portion of the long-lived MCS moving
across KY has weakened, some intensification has been noted along
the southern portion of the gust front, as the attendant cold pool
has overtaken a preceding band of convection that developed from
northeast TN into southeast KY. This portion of the MCS produced a
49 kt gust near London, KY, and will pose the greatest relative
threat for damaging wind. A gradual weakening trend is expected
later tonight, as MLCINH begins to increase and downstream buoyancy
decreases, but in the short term, warm/moist conditions and MLCAPE
of greater than 1500 J/kg will support at least isolated
damaging-wind potential through much of the evening.
..Dean.. 08/02/2024
…Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product…
ATTN…WFO…RNK…RLX…MRX…JKL…
LAT…LON 36458371 37038335 37868270 37648167 36858188 36108255
36048420 36268395 36458371
