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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 121

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1150 AM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 

  Central and Southern Lower Michigan

  Lake Erie

  Lake Huron



* Effective this Wednesday morning and evening from 1150 AM until

  700 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms currently developing across

southwestern Lower Michigan is expected to continue northeastward

throughout the day while intensifying. Primary severe hazards within

this developing line will be damaging gusts, with some isolated hail

possible as well.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles northwest of

Kalamazoo MI to 30 miles north northeast of Mount Clemens MI. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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.



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AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

24030.



...Mosier