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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 128

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

410 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southeast Illinois

  Southern and Central Indiana

  Northern Kentucky

  Southwest Ohio



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 410 PM

  until 900 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to form across the watch area

through the afternoon, with the risk of large hail and damaging

winds in the more intense storms.  An isolated tornado or two is

also possible.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70

statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles southwest of

Terre Haute IN to 65 miles east southeast of Dayton OH. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



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 125...WW 126...WW 127...



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

24035.



...Hart

