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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 169

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

330 PM CDT Thu May 16 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  East-central Illinois

  Central and southern Indiana



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 330 PM until

  800 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Cluster of strong to locally severe storms may persist

south-southeast into early evening.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45

statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west southwest

of Terre Haute IN to 45 miles east southeast of Indianapolis IN. For

a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



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 168...



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

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

33030.



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