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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 239

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

220 PM EDT Sat May 25 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Central Indiana

  Central and Northern Ohio

  Lake Erie



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 220 PM until

  900 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to intensify over central

Indiana and track quickly eastward across parts of Ohio this

afternoon.  The strongest cells will pose a risk of damaging wind

gusts and some hail.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles southwest of

Indianapolis IN to 5 miles east of Youngstown OH. 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 238...



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

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

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

26035.



...Hart

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