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SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 523
WW 523 SEVERE TSTM IN KY 272345Z - 280600Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 523 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 745 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southern Indiana Central and Eastern Kentucky * Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 745 PM until 200 AM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely SUMMARY...A couple of thunderstorm clusters will move south into the Watch area this evening. The stronger thunderstorms will pose a risk for strong to severe gusts capable of wind damage (55 to 70 mph). This activity will gradually diminish towards the early overnight. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles north and south of a line from 65 miles west of Louisville KY to 65 miles east of Lexington KY. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3). 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 520...WW 521...WW 522... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 34030. ...Smith Read more
July 27, 2026 — 22:57 EDT
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 524 Status Reports
WW 0524 Status Updates STATUS FOR WATCH 0524 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET Read more
July 27, 2026 — 21:00 EDT
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 523 Status Reports
WW 0523 Status Updates STATUS REPORT ON WW 523 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 S LEX TO 25 SSE LEX TO 15 NNE JKL. WW 523 WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 280600Z. ..SQUITIERI..07/28/26 ATTN...WFO...LMK...JKL... STATUS REPORT FOR WS 523 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS KYC021-045-065-109-125-129-137-147-155-199-203-231-235-280600- KY . KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BOYLE CASEY ESTILL JACKSON LAUREL LEE LINCOLN MCCREARY MARION PULASKI ROCKCASTLE WAYNE WHITLEY THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES. Read more
July 27, 2026 — 22:57 EDT
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 522 Status Reports
WW 0522 Status Updates PCO) Read more
July 27, 2026 — 21:14 EDT
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 521 Status Reports
WW 0521 Status Updates STATUS REPORT ON WW 521 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 NNE LAF TO 15 WSW IND TO 50 WNW LUK. ..SQUITIERI..07/27/26 ATTN...WFO...ILX...IND... STATUS REPORT FOR WS 521 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS ILC019-023-029-033-035-041-045-079-101-159-183-280040- IL . ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE CHAMPAIGN CLARK COLES CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND DOUGLAS EDGAR JASPER LAWRENCE RICHLAND VERMILION INC005-013-021-027-031-045-055-071-079-081-083-093-101-105-107- 109-119-121-133-153-157-165-167-171-280040- IN . INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BARTHOLOMEW BROWN CLAY DAVIESS DECATUR FOUNTAIN GREENE JACKSON JENNINGS JOHNSON KNOX LAWRENCE MARTIN MONROE MONTGOMERY MORGAN OWEN PARKE PUTNAM SULLIVAN TIPPECANOE VERMILLION VIGO WARREN Read more
July 27, 2026 — 20:00 EDT
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 520 Status Reports
WW 0520 Status Updates STATUS REPORT ON WW 520 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 NE MMO TO 25 S VPZ TO 15 NE LAF. WW 520 WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 280000Z. ..SQUITIERI..07/27/26 ATTN...WFO...LOT...IWX...GRR...MKX... STATUS REPORT FOR WS 520 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS ILC075-091-197-280000- IL . ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE IROQUOIS KANKAKEE WILL INC007-073-111-280000- IN . INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BENTON JASPER NEWTON LMZ849-280000- CW . ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI Read more
July 27, 2026 — 20:00 EDT
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