OVWA Regional Weather Alert from the Storm Prediction Center: WWUS20 KWNS 271741 SEL6 SPC WW 271741 INZ000-MIZ000-OHZ000-LEZ000-LHZ000-LMZ000-280100- URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 446 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 140 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA MICHIGAN NORTHWESTERN OHIO LAKE ERIE LAKE HURON LAKE MICHIGAN * EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 140 PM UNTIL 900 PM EDT. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALPENA MICHIGAN TO 25 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF FORT WAYNE INDIANA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6). 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 445... DISCUSSION...STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND BECOME CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MAINLY LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AS FORCING FOR ASCENT ATTENDING A SEWD MOVING SHORTWAVE TROUGH INTERACTS WITH THE DESTABILIZING BOUNDARY LAYER. AVIATION...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 27035. ...DIALWWWW For more localized information on this severe weather situation, including warnings, go to the region page for your area. Region 1 (IL) facebook/OVWAReg1 Region 2 (IN) facebook/OVWAReg2 Region 3 (KY) facebook/OVWAReg3 Region 4 (OH) facebook/OVWAReg4 Specific county by county updates will be posted by the NWS shortly and relayed on the region pages.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 17:43:14 +0000
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