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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 26

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

115 PM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southern and Central Indiana

  Northern Kentucky

  Western and Central Ohio



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 115 PM until

  800 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are intensifying along the IL/IN border, and

will track eastward across the watch area through the afternoon.

Conditions appear favorable for supercell storms capable of large

hail, damaging winds, and perhaps a strong tornado or two.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles

north and south of a line from 40 miles south southwest of Terre

Haute IN to 20 miles south southeast of Columbus OH. 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 25...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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

