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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 529
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WW0529 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Low

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   SEL9
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 529
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   630 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          EASTERN KENTUCKY
          FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA
          SOUTHWEST WEST VIRGINIA
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 630 PM
   UNTIL 200 AM EDT.
   
   HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50
   STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES SOUTHWEST
   OF LEXINGTON KENTUCKY TO 50 MILES EAST OF HUNTINGTON WEST
   VIRGINIA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
   
   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.
   
   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 524...WW 525...WW
   526...WW 527...WW 528...
   
   DISCUSSION...EXPANSIVE QLCS ONGOING OVER THE OH VALLEY IS EXPECTED
   TO PROGRESS SEWD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS EVENING.  INFLOW AIR
   MASS IS HOT AND MOIST WITH MLCAPE OF 2000-3000 J/KG...SUPPORTIVE OF
   VIGOROUS UPDRAFT GROWTH ON LEADING EDGE OF SYSTEM COLD POOL. 
   DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD WITH THESE STORMS.
   
   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 29030.
   
   
   ...MEAD
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