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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 74

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1020 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Extreme northeast Kentucky

  Extreme southern Ohio

  Southern West Virginia



* Effective this Tuesday morning and afternoon from 1020 AM until

  100 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A well-developed squall line may persist for a few more

hours as it moves from Kentucky into West Virginia this morning. 

Damaging gusts of 60-70 mph and a couple of tornadoes with embedded

circulations will be possible.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 35 statute miles

north and south of a line from 25 miles southwest of Huntington WV

to 10 miles north northeast of Beckley WV. 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 73...



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

surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean

storm motion vector 28050.



...Thompson