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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 394
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
555 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
FAR EASTERN OHIO
WESTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 555
PM UNTIL 100 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...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR AT LEAST THE
NEXT SEVERAL HOURS ACROSS THE REGION IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS
STORM ORGANIZATION. PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT IS LARGE HAIL, ALTHOUGH
SOME ISOLATED DAMAGING GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. A LOW-PROBABILITY
TORNADO RISK ALSO EXISTS, ESPECIALLY WITH ANY STORMS THAT INTERACT
WITH ANY RESIDUAL SURFACE BOUNDARIES.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST
OF FRANKLIN PA TO 45 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WHEELING WV. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 391...WW 392...WW 393...
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
27025.
...MOSIER
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