142  
WWUS20 KWNS 021646  
SEL0  
SPC WW 021646  
OHZ000-PAZ000-LEZ000-022300-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 210  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1250 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2025  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN OHIO  
NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA  
LAKE ERIE  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1250 PM UNTIL  
700 PM EDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2  
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER NORTHWEST OHIO ALONG A  
WEAK COLD FRONT. THESE STORMS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH  
AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, POSING A RISK OF DAMAGING WINDS AND  
LARGE HAIL.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50  
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF DAYTON  
OH TO 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF JAMESTOWN NY. FOR A COMPLETE  
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE  
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).  
 
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 209...  
 
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO  
2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. A  
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR  
24030.  
 
...HART  
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