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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 80
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WW0080 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Low Low

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   SEL0

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 80
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   100 PM EDT Sat Mar 25 2023

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Eastern Ohio
     Western Pennsylvania
     Northern West Virginia including the Northern Panhandle
     Lake Erie

   * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 100 PM until
     800 PM EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
       to 75 mph possible
     Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Fast moving showers and thunderstorms are expected to
   track across eastern Ohio into western Pennsylvania 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 75
   statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles northwest of
   Zanesville OH to 5 miles east northeast of Dubois PA. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

   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.

   &&

   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 79...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few
   cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean storm motion vector
   25040.

   ...Hart
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