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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 452

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

435 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST INDIANA

       NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY

       SOUTHWEST OHIO



EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 435 PM UNTIL

1100 PM EDT.



HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70

MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF

BLOOMINGTON INDIANA TO 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF DAYTON OHIO.

FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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 447...WW 448...WW

449...WW 450...WW 451...



DISCUSSION...INTENSIFYING CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHWEST

IND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AND MOVE ACROSS WW

AREA.  STRONG INSTABILITY AND FAVORABLE WINDS ALOFT WILL PROMOTE A

RISK OF DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL.



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 450. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 27035.





...HART

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