WeatherGraphy™: Enhanced Risk for Severe Weather & Tornado Watch

Tornado Watch in effect

"The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Central Kentucky
     Northern Tennessee

   * Effective this Thursday afternoon from 505 PM until Midnight
     CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
       inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...Severe storms including several supercells will continue
   to move east-southeastward this evening, particularly in vicinity of
   a warm front. This includes the potential for a couple of tornadoes
   aside from large hail and damaging winds.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
   north and south of a line from 35 miles west northwest of Bowling
   Green KY to 115 miles east of Bowling Green KY. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8)."

"Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Southern Illinois
     Southern Indiana
     Western and Central Kentucky
     Southeast Missouri
     Northwest and North Central Tennessee

   * Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 1145 AM
     until 500 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...Multiple clusters of thunderstorms will track across the
   watch area this afternoon, with a few supercell storms expected to
   develop.  Strengthening winds aloft will pose a risk of a tornadoes,
   possibly strong.  Hail and damaging winds are also possible with the
   strongest storms.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
   north and south of a line from 25 miles west southwest of Cape
   Girardeau MO to 35 miles northeast of Bowling Green KY. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6)."

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has upgraded Western & Central Kentucky to a Enhanced Risk with an upgraded tornado threat.

SE Missouri, SE Illinois, SE Indiana, NE, Central Arkansas, NW Tennessee, West, Central, and Eastern Kentucky.

Here is the tornado threat, hatched Significant 10 percent in yellow. 5 percent in brown, and 2 percent in green.

Here is the damaging wind Threat. 30 percent red, 15 percent yellow, 5 percent brown.

Hail threat, 30 percent red, 15 percent yellow, 5 percent brown.

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of south central Indiana and north central and east central Kentucky.

* From 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ this afternoon through late tonight

* Multiple rounds of thunderstorms this afternoon through evening will produce heavy rain resulting in potential flash flooding.

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Stay tunned!
Now would be a good time to practice your severe weather satey plans.