URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 404

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

420 PM EDT Fri Jul 7 2017

 

 

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

 

 

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

Southeast Indiana

Northern Kentucky

Southwest Ohio

 

 

* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 420 PM until

1100 PM EDT.

 

 

* Primary threats include...

Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

to 75 mph possible

Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

 

 

SUMMARY...A line of storms should move southeast from central

Indiana across parts of the central Ohio Valley into this evening.

Damaging winds and isolated severe hail are expected.

 

 

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65

statute miles either side of a line from 45 miles northwest of

Louisville KY to 80 miles east of Cincinnati OH. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

 

 

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.