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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 74

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

120 PM EDT Fri May 4 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Northern Ohio

  Northwest Pennsylvania

  Lake Erie



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 120 PM until

  700 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A fast-moving line of thunderstorms will spread across

northern Ohio this afternoon, posing a risk of damaging winds gusts

and perhaps hail.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles northwest of

Findlay OH to 35 miles south southeast of Erie PA. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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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AVIATION...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 400. Mean storm motion vector

24035.



...Hart

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463 

WWUS20 KWNS 041719

SEL4

SPC WW 041719

OHZ000-PAZ000-LEZ000-042300-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 74

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

120 PM EDT Fri May 4 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Northern Ohio

  Northwest Pennsylvania

  Lake Erie



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 120 PM until

  700 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A fast-moving line of thunderstorms will spread across

northern Ohio this afternoon, posing a risk of damaging winds gusts

and perhaps hail.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles northwest of

Findlay OH to 35 miles south southeast of Erie PA. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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.



&&



AVIATION...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 400. Mean storm motion vector

24035.



...Hart

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