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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 66
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Very Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Low

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   SEL6

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 66
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   155 PM EDT Wed Mar 23 2022

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Eastern Indiana
     Southern Lower Michigan
     Western and Central Ohio

   * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 155 PM
     until 900 PM EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
     Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Arcing bands of storms, which may included some embedded
   low-topped supercells, are expected to further develop and intensify
   and move generally northeastward across the region through the
   afternoon. Isolated severe hail and locally damaging winds are
   expected to be the primary hazards, but a brief tornado or two could
   also occur.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90
   statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles north
   northwest of Muncie IN to 15 miles northeast of Columbus OH. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

   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.

   &&

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few
   cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector
   23035.

   ...Guyer
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