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SPC Tornado Watch 501

WW 501 TORNADO OH PA 250540Z – 251100Z


URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 501
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
140 AM EDT Mon Jul 25 2022

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Small part of eastern Ohio
  Northwestern Pennsylvania

* Effective this Monday morning from 140 AM until 700 AM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms, with embedded supercells and
potential for QLCS mesovortices, will move through a favorably
moist, unstable and sheared environment for a tornado threat, with
isolated damaging to severe winds also possible.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 30 miles south of Youngstown OH to 30
miles east northeast of Bradford PA. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

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 500...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 26030.

...Edwards

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