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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 165
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
835 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA
NORTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY
FAR WESTERN OHIO
* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 835 PM
UNTIL 400 AM EDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF DAMAGING GUSTS
AND ISOLATED HAIL WILL CONTINUE IN THE VICINITY OF THE OHIO RIVER
ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY.
ADDITIONALLY, THE LINE OF STORMS APPROACHING INDIANA FROM THE WEST
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE QUICKLY EASTWARD. DAMAGING GUSTS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THIS LINE. THERE IS ALSO A LOW-PROBABILITY RISK FOR
A BRIEF TORNADO WITHIN THE LINE AS IT MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS INDIANA
AND EVENTUALLY INTO FAR WESTERN OHIO.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF
LAFAYETTE IN TO 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE KY. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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 160...WW 161...WW
162...WW 163...WW 164...
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO
1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR
27035.
...MOSIER
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