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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 29

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

440 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  parts of northeeastern Kentucky

  central and southern Ohio

  western West Virginia



* Effective this Wednesday morning from 440 AM until 1000 AM EST.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Strong/locally severe storms are ongoing across western

Ohio and northern Kentucky at this time, and will continue to spread

eastward over the next several hours.  The storms will pose local

risk for damaging winds and hail, as well as potential for a couple

of tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles

east and west of a line from 25 miles northeast of Columbus OH to 50

miles south of Athens OH. 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 27...WW 28...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 400. Mean

storm motion vector 25040.



...Goss