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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 605
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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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   SEL5

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 605
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1140 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Northeast Ohio
     Western and Central Pennsylvania
     Northern Panhandle of West Virginia
     Lake Erie

   * Effective this Tuesday morning and evening from 1140 AM until
     700 PM EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
       to 75 mph possible
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms are
   expected to develop and traverse the watch area through the
   afternoon.  Locally damaging wind gusts and some hail are the main
   concerns.  A tornado or two is also possible later this afternoon.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
   statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles west of
   Mansfield OH to 45 miles northeast of Harrisburg PA. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

   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 603...WW 604...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   28035.

   ...Hart
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