HERE IS AN UPDATE FROM THE SPC REGARDING WW 689 This looks like a rain event with only isolated potential for severe storms. Rainfall has been pretty heavy though in some spots.
Edit for update: The NWS has dropped all counties from the watch as of 9:45pm EDT except for Jackson, Jennings and Lawrence.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for the western third of the viewing area until midnight EDT. Storms will have plenty of potential energy to work with as they move into our area so I suspect we will be seeing some of them holding together even after the sun sets. I”ve been talking about this all week and I still think we may see a repeat of Tuesday when the storms were strong in the western part of the viewing area and then as they move across the rest of the viewing area, begin collapsing and producing strong winds as they do so. The biggest risk with these storms will be high winds regardless of the time and place. Watch out for the lighting too. Here’s the discussion that goes along with the watch. If things get hopping, I probably won’t have time to update this so be sure to go to the weather section and check out the alerts as well as the National Interactive radar which will allow you to go anywhere in the country to street level. Also we have out local live radar. Here is the discussion with Watch 689.
DISCUSSION…A RESERVOIR OF VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS RESIDES
OVER MUCH OF OH VALLEY. WITH CONTINUED HEATING THUNDERSTORMS WILL
INCREASE IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY DEVELOPING INTO CLUSTERS AND
ISOLATED SUPERCELLS. WITH 25-30KT OF SHEAR…WIND DAMAGE WILL BE
PRIMARY THREAT…PARTICULARLY WHERE COLD POOLS DEVELOP AND ENHANCE
DOWNDRAFTS.
AVIATION…A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 27025.
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