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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 393

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

330 PM EDT Tue Oct 2 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Ohio

  Southwest Pennsylvania

  Far northern West Virginia



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 330 PM until

  1000 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Strong to severe thunderstorms will continue to increase

along and ahead of a cold front. A moist/moderately unstable

environment will support some severe storms capable of hail/damaging

winds as the primary hazards.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65

statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles southeast of

Akron OH to 40 miles west southwest of Columbus OH. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 392...



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

28030.



...Guyer

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