Indiana Weather Alert

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 188
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1230 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Southeast Indiana
  Northeast Kentucky
  Central and Southern Ohio
  Northern Panhandle of West Virginia

* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 1230 PM until
  700 PM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 75 mph possible
  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...A fast-moving cluster of thunderstorms over southeast
Indiana is expected to remains intense and track across the watch
area through the afternoon.  Locally damaging wind gusts are the
main concern.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55
statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles west northwest
of Cincinnati OH to 15 miles north northeast of Wheeling WV. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 187...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
25035.

...Hart

https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/2025/ww0188.html