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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 291

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1255 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  East central Ohio

  Western Pennsylvania

  The northern West Virginia Panhandle



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 1255 PM

  until 700 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 likely

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorm development is underway across eastern Ohio

and western Pennsylvania and storms will likely increase in

coverage/intensity.  A mix of short line segments and supercells is

expected, and the storms will be capable of producing damaging winds

and large hail.  An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50

statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles northwest of

Wheeling WV to 30 miles east northeast of Latrobe PA. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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 288...WW 289...WW 290...



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 500. Mean storm motion vector

28035.



...Thompson

