WW 80 TORNADO TN VA 022205Z – 030600Z
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 80
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
605 PM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern Tennessee
Far Western Virginia
* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 605 PM
until 200 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include…
A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY…Initially, a supercell near the Tennessee/Kentucky border
vicinity will pose a tornado risk, while additional storms are
expected to develop and intensify this evening as low-level winds
strengthen.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles
north and south of a line from 40 miles north northeast of Hot
Springs NC to 35 miles northwest of Chattanooga TN. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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 76…WW 77…WW 78…WW
79…
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.
…Guyer