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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 165

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

555 PM EDT Wed Apr 26 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  central and northeastern Indiana

  northwestern Ohio



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon from 555 PM until Midnight

  EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...An area of strong to severe thunderstorm activity is

expected to rapidly develop northeastward across the region through

mid to late evening.  This likely will include much of the

Indianapolis metropolitan area by 8 pm EDT, with strongest storms

capable of producing severe hail and potentially damaging wind

gusts.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50

statute miles east and west of a line from 55 miles north northeast

of Fort Wayne IN to 35 miles west southwest of Indianapolis IN. For

a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 162...WW 163...WW 164...



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 400. Mean storm motion vector

24045.



...Kerr

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