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WWUS20 KWNS 242248

SEL6

SPC WW 242248

OHZ000-LEZ000-250300-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 456

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

650 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  NORTHWEST OHIO

  LAKE ERIE



* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING FROM 650 PM UNTIL 1100 PM EDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...ISOLATED SUPERCELLS MAY PERSIST FOR A COUPLE OF MORE HOURS

WHILE MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO.  THE STORM

ENVIRONMENT WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR A COUPLE OF TORNADOES...ALONG

WITH ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS/HAIL THROUGH LATE EVENING.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 30 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF

TOLEDO OHIO TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF FINDLAY OHIO.  FOR A COMPLETE

DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR

TORNADOES AND 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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 454...WW 455...



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND

GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.

MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25025.





...THOMPSON

