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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 202
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WW0202 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Low

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   SEL2
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 202
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   245 PM EDT MON APR 25 2011
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          EASTERN OHIO
          WESTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
          NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 245 PM UNTIL
   1000 PM EDT.
   
   HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55
   STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH
   NORTHWEST OF ZANESVILLE OHIO TO 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF
   WILLIAMSPORT PENNSYLVANIA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH
   SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
   
   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.
   
   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 200...WW 201...
   
   DISCUSSION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO
   DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN OH AND WESTERN PA...ALONG AND
   SOUTH OF A WEAK BOUNDARY.  STRONG DAYTIME HEATING AND MOISTENING HAS
   RESULTED IN A CORRIDOR OF MODERATE CAPE...WITH SUFFICIENT DEEP LAYER
   VERTICAL SHEAR FOR STORM ORGANIZATION/SUPERCELLS.  LARGE HAIL AND
   DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREAT...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO
   CANNOT BE RULED OUT.
   
   AVIATION...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 450. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 25035.
   
   
   ...HART
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