Severe T-Storm Watch

 The squall line is moving through Memphis. An isolated supercell or two could develop out ahead of it, large hail and damaging winds being main threats, tornado risk low with this setup.

2:02 Pm - A flood watch has also been posted overlapping these same basic areas. 

2:07 - Even got a storm producing a tornado in Calloway, Marshall, and Trigg counties in Western Kentucky on the Northern end of this squall line. The other warnings have been for large hail and damaging thunderstorm winds, further to South within line. 

2:19 - Looks like Arkansas got off with just a few severe thunderstorm reports last night, more hail than winds I think. Missouri and Illinois had some more tornado damage I believe, know I heard of some deaths from a tornado in Southeast Missouri last night. Decided not to keep up with it play by play like the Friday event. Looks like after today/tonight, basically the whole country gets a break from any severe storms for a while, at least roughly a week. And you never know how a severe season will play out. In 2021 I believe it was, we had two High Risk days for tornadoes around here about a week apart. And then nothing to compare with that the rest of the season, just a few lower-end threats and a lot of times without severe weather potential. This season might have already done its worst, but we don't know. Our main severe weather season does run through the end of May, although things tend to settle down the further we get into May most years. April is usually the worst, and we'll have to watch things closely with some times of unseasonably warm temperatures, see if that interacts with a storm system later on, like in the next few weeks. 

2:32 - At the moment not seeing any more severe thunderstorm warnings around here, the blue polygons are Special Weather Statements being issued for winds of about 40 mph or so, enough to break tree limbs and blow stuff around, but under severe limits, and for small hail up to about a half-inch in diameter.

2:36 - Way up in Western Kentucky, there is a Severe Thunderstorm Warning affecting several counties that mentions that a tornado is possible within the larger swaths of damaging thunderstorm winds along the squall line. 

2:41 - Looks like that tornado that hit Glen Allen, Missouri overnight has been rated a high-end F-2 (or EF-2 if you wanna' be anal about it) for the time being. Five people were killed in the storm.

2:58 - Got a severe thunderstorm warning for Hickman, Humphreys, and Perry Counties up in Middle Tennessee. One of the communities mentioned in the warning is called Bucksnort. Anyway we have a few showers moving through mainly Colbert and Franklin Counties in Northwest Alabama, but staying well under severe limits, and really not seeing much lightning.

3:34 PM - Got a strong thunderstorm moving through Waynesboro, but even in the squall line back in Mississippi, the storms are staying under severe lmits for now. Still may be producing gusty winds and small hail. 

3:43 - And now we have a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Wayne, Lawrence, and Lewis Counties in Southern Middle Tennessee. 

3:57 - The wind really does look rough in that storm.

4 PM - And SPC is not expecting to have to issue another watch further downstream. Storms are expected to weaken as they move further into Alabama.

4:02 - This storm affecting places from Waynesboro to Gordonsburg to Henryville is capable of half-dollar sized hail and wind gusts of 60 miles per hour. Warning continues until 4:15.

4:11 - John Tune, TN had a wind gust of 56 knots/64 mph. The city of Nashville is included in a Severe Thunderstorm Warning now. That was the John Tune Airport.

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 129

   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

   140 PM CDT Wed Apr 5 2023

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 

     Northwest Alabama

     Central Kentucky

     Northern Mississippi

     Middle Tennessee

   * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 140 PM

     until 900 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...

     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

     Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...A line of scattered thunderstorms continues to track

   eastward into western Kentucky/Tennessee and northern Mississippi. 

   These storms will remain capable of locally damaging wind gusts and

   perhaps a tornado or two through the afternoon.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70

   statute miles east and west of a line from 20 miles north northwest

   of Lexington KY to 40 miles south southeast of Oxford MS. For a

   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

   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 125...WW 126...WW

   127...WW 128...

   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

WOUS64 KWNS 051837

   WOU9

   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 129

   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

   140 PM CDT WED APR 5 2023

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 129 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT

   FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

   ALC033-059-077-083-060200-

   /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0129.230405T1840Z-230406T0200Z/

   AL 

   .    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   COLBERT              FRANKLIN            LAUDERDALE          

   LIMESTONE            

   KYC001-003-005-009-017-021-031-045-049-053-057-061-067-073-079-

   085-087-097-099-113-123-137-141-151-155-167-169-171-179-181-183-

   207-209-213-217-227-229-239-060200-

   /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0129.230405T1840Z-230406T0200Z/

   KY 

   .    KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   ADAIR                ALLEN               ANDERSON            

   BARREN               BOURBON             BOYLE               

   BUTLER               CASEY               CLARK               

   CLINTON              CUMBERLAND          EDMONSON            

   FAYETTE              FRANKLIN            GARRARD             

   GRAYSON              GREEN               HARRISON            

   HART                 JESSAMINE           LARUE               

   LINCOLN              LOGAN               MADISON             

   MARION               MERCER              METCALFE            

   MONROE               NELSON              NICHOLAS            

   OHIO                 RUSSELL             SCOTT               

   SIMPSON              TAYLOR              WARREN              

   WASHINGTON           WOODFORD            

   MSC003-009-013-017-057-071-081-095-115-117-135-139-141-145-161-

   060200-

   /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0129.230405T1840Z-230406T0200Z/

   MS 

   .    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   ALCORN               BENTON              CALHOUN             

   CHICKASAW            ITAWAMBA            LAFAYETTE           

   LEE                  MONROE              PONTOTOC            

   PRENTISS             TALLAHATCHIE        TIPPAH              

   TISHOMINGO           UNION               YALOBUSHA           

   TNC003-005-015-021-023-027-031-037-039-041-043-055-069-071-077-

   081-083-085-087-099-101-103-109-111-117-119-125-127-133-135-137-

   141-147-149-159-161-165-169-181-187-189-060200-

   /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0129.230405T1840Z-230406T0200Z/

   TN 

   .    TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   BEDFORD              BENTON              CANNON              

   CHEATHAM             CHESTER             CLAY                

   COFFEE               DAVIDSON            DECATUR             

   DE KALB              DICKSON             GILES               

   HARDEMAN             HARDIN              HENDERSON           

   HICKMAN              HOUSTON             HUMPHREYS           

   JACKSON              LAWRENCE            LEWIS               

   LINCOLN              MACON               MARSHALL            

   MAURY                MCNAIRY             MONTGOMERY          

   MOORE                OVERTON             PERRY               

   PICKETT              PUTNAM              ROBERTSON           

   RUTHERFORD           SMITH               STEWART             

   SUMNER               TROUSDALE           WAYNE               

   WILLIAMSON           WILSON              

   ATTN...WFO...HUN...OHX...MEG...LMK...