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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 294

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

340 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Western Virginia

  Southeastern West Virginia



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 340 PM

  until 800 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A cluster of storms across far western Virginia and

southern West Virginia will continue moving east-southeastward the

remainder of this afternoon into this evening.  The threat for

damaging winds and isolated large hail could persist for the next

few hours, before the storms weaken.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles east northeast

of White Sulphur Springs WV to 50 miles south southwest of Bluefield

WV. 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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 289...WW 290...WW

291...WW 292...WW 293...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few

cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

29030.



...Thompson

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