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Tornado Watch 62
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WW0062 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood High Moderate
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
High Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Very Low Very Low

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   SEL2

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 62
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1210 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Far southeast Illinois
     Southern Indiana
     Kentucky

   * Effective this Friday afternoon from 1210 PM until 500 PM EST.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
     Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 85
       mph likely

   SUMMARY...Low-topped supercells embedded within broken line segments
   will sweep east-northeast across the Lower Ohio Valley and Kentucky
   through this afternoon. Tornadoes and damaging winds are the primary
   hazards.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles
   east and west of a line from 25 miles north northwest of Louisville
   KY to 65 miles east southeast of Bowling Green KY. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

   REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
   tornadoes and 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.

   &&

   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 60...WW 61...

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
   surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 75 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 350. Mean
   storm motion vector 24055.

   ...Grams
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