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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 44

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

415 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  much of Indiana

  western and central Ohio



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 415 PM until

  1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Strong/severe thunderstorm development is expected over

the next couple of hours across much of Indiana, and spreading into

western Ohio thereafter.  Along with large hail and locally damaging

wind gusts, a few tornadoes will also be possible into this evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles

north and south of a line from 25 miles north northwest of Terre

Haute IN to 35 miles north northeast of Columbus OH. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 42...WW 43...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Goss