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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 290

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

215 PM EDT Fri Jul 20 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Northern Indiana

  Southwest Lower Michigan



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 215 PM until

  600 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms over northwest Indiana will spread

eastward across the watch area, with some potential for a tornado or

two, hail, and damaging wind gusts.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 25 statute miles

east and west of a line from 5 miles west of Kalamazoo MI to 115

miles south of Kalamazoo MI. For a complete depiction of the watch

see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



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 289...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 22025.



...Hart

