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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 49

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1015 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Southern Indiana

  Central and Northern Kentucky

  Southern Ohio



* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 1015 PM

  until 400 AM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A fast-moving line of storms over southern Indiana will

track eastward across the watch area tonight, with isolated severe

cells ahead of the line.  Damaging winds, hail, and a few tornadoes

are all possible through the evening and early morning.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles

north and south of a line from 85 miles southwest of Louisville KY

to 120 miles northeast of Lexington KY. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU9).



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 44...WW 45...WW 46...WW

47...WW 48...



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

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 27035.



...Hart