Severe Thunderstorm Watch Cincinnati/NKY

  URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 73
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   540 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Southeast Indiana
     Far Northern Kentucky
     Ohio

   * Effective this Sunday afternoon from 540 PM until Midnight EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
       to 2 inches in diameter possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Scattered strong to severe storms will likely continue to
   develop near the front, with additional development expected farther
   north this evening along/north of the front, with large hail and
   damaging winds possible.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
   statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles west southwest
   of Dayton OH to 15 miles east northeast of Zanesville OH. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

   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.