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SPC Tornado Watch 127

WW 127 TORNADO IN KY OH 051425Z – 052100Z


URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 127
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1025 AM EDT Wed Apr 5 2023

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Central and Southern Indiana
  North-central Kentucky
  Southwest Ohio

* Effective this Wednesday morning and afternoon from 1025 AM
  until 500 PM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely
  Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter likely

SUMMARY...A line of severe storms will shift east across the watch
area through the morning and afternoon. Damaging wind gusts and a
few tornadoes will be possible with this activity.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
north and south of a line from 25 miles south southwest of Terre
Haute IN to 20 miles north northeast 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 122...WW 123...WW
124...WW 125...WW 126...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.

...Leitman/Hart

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