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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 289

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

135 PM EDT Fri Jul 20 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southern Indiana

  Central Kentucky

  Southwest Ohio



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 135 PM until

  900 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely

  Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to

    2.5 inches in diameter likely

  Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...Multiple rounds of strong/severe thunderstorms are

expected to affect the watch area this afternoon and evening, posing

a risk of large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles

east and west of a line from 55 miles north northwest of Cincinnati

OH to 30 miles southeast of Bowling Green KY. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



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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AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 28030.



...Hart

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