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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 207

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

810 PM EDT Wed May 10 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  East central Illinois

  Central Indiana



* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 810 PM

  until 100 AM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A line of strong/severe thunderstorms over central

Illinois will track eastward across the watch area this evening.

Damaging winds and hail will be possible along the leading edge of

the storms.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45

statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles northwest of

Decatur IL to 30 miles south southeast of Muncie IN. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 203...WW 204...WW

205...WW 206...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector

27035.



...Hart

