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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 93

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1050 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Eastern Kentucky

  Southeast Ohio

  Extreme Southwest Virginia

  Central and Southern West Virginia



* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 1050

  PM until 400 AM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A fast-moving squall line over Kentucky and Ohio will race

across the watch area overnight, posing a risk of damaging winds and

some hail.  A few storms in this area could also produce brief

tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles

east and west of a line from 35 miles south southeast of London KY

to 55 miles north of Charleston WV. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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 90...WW 91...WW 92...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 28035.



...Hart

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