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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 196

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

950 PM EDT THU APR 26 2007



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       EXTREME EASTERN KENTUCKY

       SOUTHEAST OHIO

       WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA



EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 950 PM

UNTIL 300 AM EDT.



TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS

TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 25 STATUTE

MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF

PARKERSBURG WEST VIRGINIA TO 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HUNTINGTON

WEST VIRGINIA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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.



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 191...WW 193...WW

194...WW 195...



DISCUSSION...SMALL CLUSTER OF INTENSE STORMS CONTINUES TO TRACK

NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS EASTERN KY/OH.  THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF

DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES.  ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY DIMINISH DURING

THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS DIURNAL COOLING OCCURS.  HOWEVER...IN THE

MEANTIME... CONTINUED POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED

TORNADOES WILL PERSIST ALONG OH RIVER COUNTIES OF OH AND WV.



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 450.

MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.





...HART

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