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WWUS20 KWNS 111459
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SPC WW 111459
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 565
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1100 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA
SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN
NORTHWEST OHIO
LAKE MICHIGAN
* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1100 AM UNTIL
500 PM EDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 80
MPH LIKELY
ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING, BUT MORE
WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER RISK IS EXPECTED BY EARLY AFTERNOON AS A
FAST-MOVING LINE OF INTENSE STORMS SPREADS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.
SEVERE WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHWEST OF VALPARAISO IN TO 55 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE
IN. 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 563...WW 564...
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO
2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR
29040.
...HART
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