757  
WWUS20 KWNS 222138  
SEL3  
SPC WW 222138  
INZ000-KYZ000-OHZ000-230400-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 73  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
540 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
SOUTHEAST INDIANA  
FAR NORTHERN KENTUCKY  
OHIO  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM 540 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS  
TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE  
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO  
DEVELOP NEAR THE FRONT, WITH ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED FARTHER  
NORTH THIS EVENING ALONG/NORTH OF THE FRONT, WITH LARGE HAIL AND  
DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60  
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST  
OF DAYTON OH TO 15 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF ZANESVILLE 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.  
 

 
 
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 72...  
 
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  
28025.  
 
...GUYER  
 
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