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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 439

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

150 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Eastern Kentucky

  Southwest North Carolina

  Southeast Ohio

  Middle and East Tennessee

  Southwest Virginia

  Western and Central West Virginia



* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 150 PM until

  900 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to intensify across eastern

Kentucky and East Tennessee this afternoon - then spread eastward

across the remainder of the watch area.  The strongest storms will

pose a risk of damaging wind gusts.  An isolated tornado or two is

also possible.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85

statute miles east and west of a line from 10 miles northeast of

Parkersburg WV to 60 miles south of Crossville TN. 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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AVIATION...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 500. Mean storm motion vector

24035.



...Hart

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