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SEL3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 63
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
445 PM EDT Sat Mar 30 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central and east central Ohio
Northern West Virginia and the northern West Virginia Panhandle
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 445 PM until
1000 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 60 mph possible
SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms are developing in central Ohio and
will spread east-southeastward through late evening. A couple of
supercells are expected with the potential to produce large hail up
to 1.5 inches in diameter and damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45
statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles north
northwest of Columbus OH to 10 miles south southeast of Wheeling WV.
For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch
outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 50 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean storm motion vector
30040.
...Thompson
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW3
WW 63 SEVERE TSTM OH WV 302045Z - 310200Z
AXIS..45 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
30NNW CMH/COLUMBUS OH/ - 10SSE HLG/WHEELING WV/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 40NM N/S /28WNW APE - 11E AIR/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..50 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 30040.
LAT...LON 41058310 40708058 39398058 39758310
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU3.
Watch 63 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 63
VALID 310035Z - 310140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 5 WNW PKB TO
30 ENE PKB TO 35 WSW MGW.
..BENTLEY..03/31/24
ATTN...WFO...CLE...PBZ...ILN...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 63
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
WVC001-017-033-041-073-083-085-095-097-107-310140-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBOUR DODDRIDGE HARRISON
LEWIS PLEASANTS RANDOLPH
RITCHIE TYLER UPSHUR
WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 63
VALID 302345Z - 310040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 SE CMH TO
10 SW ZZV TO 25 E ZZV TO 15 SW HLG TO 20 SE HLG AND 20 NNE UNI TO
15 S ZZV TO 35 E ZZV TO 20 WNW MGW.
..BENTLEY..03/30/24
ATTN...WFO...CLE...PBZ...ILN...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 63
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OHC111-115-121-167-310040-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
MONROE MORGAN NOBLE
WASHINGTON
$$
PAC059-310040-
PA
. PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GREENE
$$
WVC017-033-049-051-061-073-085-095-103-107-310040-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DODDRIDGE HARRISON MARION
MARSHALL MONONGALIA PLEASANTS
RITCHIE TYLER WETZEL
WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 63
VALID 302320Z - 310040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 SE CMH TO
10 SW ZZV TO 25 E ZZV TO 15 SW HLG TO 20 SE HLG.
..BENTLEY..03/30/24
ATTN...WFO...CLE...PBZ...ILN...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 63
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OHC013-111-115-119-121-127-167-310040-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BELMONT MONROE MORGAN
MUSKINGUM NOBLE PERRY
WASHINGTON
$$
WVC017-033-051-073-085-095-103-107-310040-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DODDRIDGE HARRISON MARSHALL
PLEASANTS RITCHIE TYLER
WETZEL WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 63
VALID 302245Z - 302340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 NW CMH TO
20 ENE CMH TO 15 NNE ZZV TO 35 NE ZZV TO 30 SSE CAK TO 20 E CAK.
..BENTLEY..03/30/24
ATTN...WFO...CLE...PBZ...ILN...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 63
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
OHC013-019-029-045-049-059-067-081-089-111-115-119-121-127-167-
302340-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BELMONT CARROLL COLUMBIANA
FAIRFIELD FRANKLIN GUERNSEY
HARRISON JEFFERSON LICKING
MONROE MORGAN MUSKINGUM
NOBLE PERRY WASHINGTON
$$
WVC009-017-029-033-051-069-073-085-095-103-107-302340-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BROOKE DODDRIDGE HANCOCK
HARRISON MARSHALL OHIO
PLEASANTS RITCHIE TYLER
WETZEL WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Low (10%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (5%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (30%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Mod (50%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (20%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (70%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.