Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Note: The expiration time in the watch graphic is amended if the watch is replaced, cancelled or extended.Note: Click for Watch Status Reports.
SEL3
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 213
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
200 PM EDT Fri May 2 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southeast Indiana
Eastern Kentucky
Southweest Ohio
East Tennessee
Extreme Southwest Virginia
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 200 PM until
900 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include…
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY…Lines and clusters of thunderstorms over central Kentucky
and middle Tennessee will track northeastward across the watch area
through the afternoon, posing a risk of damaging winds and large
hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90
statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles northwest of
Cincinnati OH to 5 miles southeast of Chattanooga TN. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
REMEMBER…A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION…CONTINUE…WW 209…WW 210…WW
211…WW 212…
AVIATION…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 500. Mean storm motion vector
24030.
…Hart
SEL3
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 213
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
200 PM EDT Fri May 2 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southeast Indiana
Eastern Kentucky
Southweest Ohio
East Tennessee
Extreme Southwest Virginia
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 200 PM until
900 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include…
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY…Lines and clusters of thunderstorms over central Kentucky
and middle Tennessee will track northeastward across the watch area
through the afternoon, posing a risk of damaging winds and large
hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90
statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles northwest of
Cincinnati OH to 5 miles southeast of Chattanooga TN. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
REMEMBER…A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION…CONTINUE…WW 209…WW 210…WW
211…WW 212…
AVIATION…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 500. Mean storm motion vector
24030.
…Hart
Note: The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area. The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW3
WW 213 SEVERE TSTM IN KY OH TN VA 021800Z – 030100Z
AXIS..90 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
15NW LUK/CINCINNATI OH/ – 5SE CHA/CHATTANOOGA TN/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 80NM E/W /15NNE CVG – 1NNE GQO/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.
LAT…LON 39248294 34978355 34978673 39248630
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU3.
Watch 213 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 213
VALID 021805Z – 021940Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..05/02/25
ATTN…WFO…LMK…ILN…JKL…MRX…
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 213
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC019-025-043-061-115-123-155-021940-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK CRAWFORD FLOYD
HARRISON OHIO PERRY
SWITZERLAND
$$
KYC005-011-013-015-017-021-023-025-027-029-037-041-045-049-051-
063-065-067-069-073-077-079-081-085-091-093-095-097-103-109-111-
113-117-121-123-125-129-131-135-137-147-151-153-155-161-163-165-
167-173-175-179-181-183-185-187-189-191-193-197-199-201-203-205-
209-211-215-223-229-231-235-237-239-021940-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON BATH BELL
BOONE BOURBON BOYLE
BRACKEN BREATHITT BRECKINRIDGE
BULLITT CAMPBELL CARROLL
CASEY CLARK CLAY
ELLIOTT ESTILL FAYETTE
FLEMING FRANKLIN GALLATIN
GARRARD GRANT GRAYSON
HANCOCK HARDIN HARLAN
HARRISON HENRY JACKSON
JEFFERSON JESSAMINE KENTON
KNOX LARUE LAUREL
LEE LESLIE LEWIS
LINCOLN MCCREARY MADISON
MAGOFFIN MARION MASON
MEADE MENIFEE MERCER
MONTGOMERY MORGAN NELSON
NICHOLAS OHIO OLDHAM
OWEN OWSLEY PENDLETON
PERRY POWELL PULASKI
ROBERTSON ROCKCASTLE ROWAN
SCOTT SHELBY SPENCER
TRIMBLE WASHINGTON WAYNE
WHITLEY WOLFE WOODFORD
$$
OHC001-015-025-061-071-021940-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BROWN CLERMONT
HAMILTON HIGHLAND
$$
TNC001-007-009-011-013-025-065-093-105-107-115-121-123-129-139-
143-145-151-153-173-021940-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON BLEDSOE BLOUNT
BRADLEY CAMPBELL CLAIBORNE
HAMILTON KNOX LOUDON
MCMINN MARION MEIGS
MONROE MORGAN POLK
RHEA ROANE SCOTT
SEQUATCHIE UNION
$$
VAC105-021940-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
LEE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES…INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
Note: Click for Complete Product Text.Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
Low (10%)
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low ( 65 knots
Low (20%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (50%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Low (20%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (90%)
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch (listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster. The “Low” category contains probability values ranging from less than 2% to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities), “Moderate” from 30% to 60%, and “High” from 70% to greater than 95%. High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of an increased threat for a particular event.