Severe Thunderstorm Watch 397 in effect Until 9 PM for East TN and SW VA

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 397
 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
 1250 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2007

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

MUCH OF EASTERN KENTUCKY
PARTS OF SOUTHERN OHIO
EASTERN AND PARTS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE
PARTS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA
MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1250 PM
UNTIL 900 PM EDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO
70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY
ALONG AND 95 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE
FROM 60 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF CHARLESTON WEST
VIRGINIA TO 40 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF CROSSVILLE,
TENNESSEE.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH
SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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.

DISCUSSION...WITH UPPER VORT TRACKING SWWD FROM WRN PA
INTOWV...COUPLED WITH STRONG HEATING W OF APPALACHIANS
THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF WATCH
AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY...PARTICULARLY
ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPMENT OF CLUSTERS OF STORMS.

6/14/07-9:49 PM