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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 49

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1130 PM EST Tue Feb 28 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Northern through southeastern Indiana

  Extreme northern Kentucky

  Western to central Ohio



* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 1130 PM

  until 700 AM EST.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...The severe-storm threat will continue along the northern

parts of the watch near the Michigan border, and increase farther

south through the remainder of the pre-dawn hours, along and ahead

of an approaching cold front.  Damaging gusts, a few tornadoes, and

isolated hail are possible.  See SPC mesoscale discussion 228 for

initial meteorological reasoning.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles

either side of a line from 45 miles north northeast of Lafayette IN

to 30 miles south southeast of Dayton OH. For a complete depiction

of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU9).



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 44...WW 45...WW 46...WW

47...WW 48...



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 450. Mean

storm motion vector 25035.



...Edwards

