SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 543
WW 543 SEVERE TSTM IN MI OH LE 160435Z – 160900Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 543 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1235 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northeast Indiana Southeast Lower Michigan Northwest Ohio Lake Erie * Effective this Tuesday morning from 1235 AM until 500 AM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...A long-lived bowing line of storms will tend to weaken slowly through the early morning hours, but occasional damaging gusts up to 60-70 mph, isolated hail up to 1 inch in diameter and a tornado or two with embedded circulations will remain possible in the interim. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles northeast of Jackson MI to 35 miles east southeast of Fort Wayne IN. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3). 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 541...WW 542... 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 27040. ...Thompson
