339  
WWUS20 KWNS 272116  
SEL2  
SPC WW 272116  
INZ000-KYZ000-OHZ000-280400-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 522  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
515 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2026  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
SOUTHEAST INDIANA  
NORTHERN KENTUCKY  
WESTERN INTO SOUTHWEST OHIO  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON FROM 515 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY  
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE WATCH  
AREA THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING AND PRIMARILY POSE A RISK FOR SEVERE  
GUSTS AND WIND DAMAGE (60 TO 70 MPH). A BRIEF TORNADO IS POSSIBLE  
IN ADDITION TO AN ISOLATED THREAT FOR HAIL UP TO AROUND 1 INCH IN  
DIAMETER. THIS ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY PROGRESS SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE  
EVENING.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45  
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST  
OF DAYTON OH TO 35 MILES SOUTH OF CINCINNATI OH. FOR A COMPLETE  
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE  
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).  
 
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 520...WW 521...  
 
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 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR  
30040.  
 
...SMITH  
 
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