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WWUS20 KWNS 120145
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SPC WW 120145
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 319
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
945 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
WESTERN INTO CENTRAL OHIO
* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 945 PM
UNTIL 300 AM EDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...A MATURE SQUALL LINE WILL LIKELY PROGRESS EAST INTO THE
WATCH AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE
GUSTS RANGING FROM 55 TO 70 MPH WILL BE CAPABLE OF WIND DAMAGE
WITHIN THE MORE INTENSE SURGES OF THE LINE. A BRIEF TORNADO OR TWO
WITH AN EMBEDDED MESOVORTEX IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
MATTOON IL TO 60 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF DAYTON OH. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 313...WW 314...WW
315...WW 316...WW 317...WW 318...
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO
1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW
CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR
27040.
...SMITH
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