WW 197 TORNADO IN KY OH 072200Z – 080500Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 197
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
600 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern Indiana
Northern Kentucky
Western Ohio
* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 600 PM
until 100 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Scattered intense thunderstorms over central Indiana will
track eastward through the evening, affecting the watch area. Large
hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes are possible with this
activity.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
east and west of a line from 55 miles north northeast of Dayton OH
to 45 miles south of Cincinnati OH. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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 195...WW 196...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 25035.
...Hart
