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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 18
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WW0018 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Low Very Low

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   SEL8

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 18
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   940 AM EST Thu Jan 12 2023

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Eastern Kentucky
     Southern Ohio
     Western West Virginia

   * Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 940 AM until
     400 PM EST.

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

   SUMMARY...A fast-moving line of storms will continue to move
   east-northeastward across the region this afternoon. Instability is
   weak but very strong atmospheric winds will support storms capable
   of localized wind damage.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35
   statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles north of
   Huntington WV to 35 miles south southwest of London KY. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

   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.

   &&

   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 16...WW 17...

   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 400. Mean storm motion vector
   23040.

   ...Guyer
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