Weather (Ashland)

LOCATIONS
Central and Eastern Kentucky, Northern Middle Tennessee

EFFECTIVE
This Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 745 PM until 100 AM EDT.

THREATS
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph likely, Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible, A tornado or two possible

SITUATION
A band of intensifying thunderstorms will move east across the Watch through the evening into early tonight. The stronger thunderstorms will be capable of severe, damaging gusts (55-65 mph) and perhaps a localized risk for large hail. A tornado is possible mainly this evening across central portions of Kentucky where stronger low-level winds are located.The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles east and west of a line from 60 miles east northeast of Lexington KY to 15 miles southwest of Nashville TN. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

PRECAUTIONS
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.