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Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0203 for Northeast Kentucky, Central and Eastern Ohio, Northwest Pennsylvania, Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, Lake Erie

Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0203

Locations Affected

Northeast Kentucky

Central and Eastern Ohio

Northwest Pennsylvania

Northern Panhandle of West Virginia

Lake Erie

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Summary

A line of thunderstorms over western Ohio will track eastward today into a warm and unstable air mass. The strongest storms along and ahead of the line will pose a risk of damaging wind gusts.

Severe Weather Threats

Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible

Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Details

SEL3

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 203
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
120 PM EDT Thu May 1 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Northeast Kentucky
  Central and Eastern Ohio
  Northwest Pennsylvania
  Northern Panhandle of West Virginia
  Lake Erie

* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 120 PM until
  700 PM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms over western Ohio will track
eastward today into a warm and unstable air mass.  The strongest
storms along and ahead of the line will pose a risk of damaging wind
gusts.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles south of
Lexington KY to 30 miles north northeast of Cleveland OH. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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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AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
25030.

...Hart

National Risk Overview

Thursday, May 1: TORNADO: 2%; HAIL: 15%; WIND: 15%
Friday, May 2: TORNADO: 2%; HAIL: 15%; WIND: 15%
Saturday, May 3: ANY SEVERE: 5%
Sunday, May 4: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Monday, May 5: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Tuesday, May 6: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Wednesday, May 7: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Thursday, May 8: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low

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