Severe thunderstorm watch 321 until 9 p.m. EDT

Map depicting counties included in severe thunderstorm watch 321

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 321
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
155 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN INDIANA
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN
NORTHWEST OHIO
LAKE ERIE

* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 155 PM
UNTIL 900 PM EDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF
FLINT MICHIGAN TO 70 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF TOLEDO OHIO. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

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.

&&

DISCUSSION...A QLCS WITH EMBEDDED BOWING STRUCTURES SHOULD CONTINUE
TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES EAST AND SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA
THIS AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD...THOUGH
ISOLATED OCCURRENCES OF LARGE HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

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.

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 321
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
155 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2014

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 321 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

INC001-003-033-039-049-069-085-087-099-103-113-131-141-151-169-
179-183-190100-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0321.140618T1755Z-140619T0100Z/

IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAMS ALLEN DE KALB
ELKHART FULTON HUNTINGTON
KOSCIUSKO LAGRANGE MARSHALL
MIAMI NOBLE PULASKI
ST. JOSEPH STEUBEN WABASH
WELLS WHITLEY


MIC015-023-025-027-037-045-049-059-065-075-077-087-091-093-099-
115-125-147-149-155-161-163-190100-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0321.140618T1755Z-140619T0100Z/

MI
. MICHIGAN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARRY BRANCH CALHOUN
CASS CLINTON EATON
GENESEE HILLSDALE INGHAM
JACKSON KALAMAZOO LAPEER
LENAWEE LIVINGSTON MACOMB
MONROE OAKLAND SHIAWASSEE
ST. CLAIR ST. JOSEPH WASHTENAW
WAYNE


OHC003-039-051-063-069-095-125-137-161-171-173-190100-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0321.140618T1755Z-140619T0100Z/

OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALLEN DEFIANCE FULTON
HANCOCK HENRY LUCAS
PAULDING PUTNAM VAN WERT
WILLIAMS WOOD