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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 266

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

820 PM EDT Mon May 27 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Eastern Indiana

  Western and Central Ohio



* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 820 PM

  until 200 AM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...A cluster of supercell thunderstorms over Indiana will

track eastward across the watch area this evening, posing a risk of

a few tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles

north and south of a line from 45 miles south of Fort Wayne IN to 10

miles east southeast of Columbus OH. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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 263...WW 264...WW 265...



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 500. Mean

storm motion vector 27035.



...Hart

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