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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 346
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WW0346 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
High Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL6
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 346
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   430 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SOUTHERN AND EASTERN INDIANA
          NORTHERN KENTUCKY
          WESTERN AND CENTRAL OHIO
          LAKE ERIE
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON FROM 430 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT 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 75
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES WEST
   NORTHWEST OF CLEVELAND OHIO TO 30 MILES SOUTH OF LOUISVILLE
   KENTUCKY.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
   
   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 338...WW 339...WW
   340...WW 341...WW 342...WW 343...WW 344...WW 345...
   
   DISCUSSION...TSTMS CURRENTLY INCREASING COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
   ACROSS NRN IND WILL LIKELY EVOLVE INTO A FORWARD-PROPAGATING MCS
   WITH A DAMAGING WIND AND HAIL THREAT SPREADING EWD INTO OH. 
   ELSEWHERE...A MATURE BOW ECHO OVER SRN IL WILL CONTINUE EWD AT 40-50
   KT ALONG THE OH RIVER WITH THIS SYSTEM CAPABLE OF A SWATH OF
   DAMAGING WINDS IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL.
   
   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 500. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 27035.
   
   
   ...MEAD
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