WW 176 SEVERE TSTM KY TN 282225Z - 290600Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 176 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 525 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southern Kentucky Middle Tennessee * Effective this Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning from 525 PM until 100 AM 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 thunderstorms approaching the region from the west is expected to continue northeastward over the next several hours. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible within this line, with damaging gusts as the primary risk. A low-probability risk for a brief line-embedded tornado exists as well. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles southwest of Clarksville TN to 25 miles southeast of London KY. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6). 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 169...WW 170...WW 171...WW 172...WW 173...WW 174...WW 175... 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 24035. ...Mosier Read more

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