Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 440

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   SEL0

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 440
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   810 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Eastern Ohio
     Western Pennsylvania
     Western and Northwestern West Virginia
     Lake Erie

   * Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 810 PM
     until 300 AM EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...A mature squall line is forecast to move east across the
   Watch this evening into the early overnight period.  Scattered
   severe gusts capable of wind damage are likely with the more intense
   portions of the squall line.  A brief tornado is also possible with
   any stronger embedded circulation within the squall line, especially
   across eastern Ohio.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
   statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles west northwest
   of Erie PA to 15 miles south southwest of Charleston WV. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

   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 435...WW 436...WW
   437...WW 438...WW 439...

   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 400. Mean storm motion vector
   25045.

   ...Smith

   SEL0

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 440
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   810 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Eastern Ohio
     Western Pennsylvania
     Western and Northwestern West Virginia
     Lake Erie

   * Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 810 PM
     until 300 AM EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...A mature squall line is forecast to move east across the
   Watch this evening into the early overnight period.  Scattered
   severe gusts capable of wind damage are likely with the more intense
   portions of the squall line.  A brief tornado is also possible with
   any stronger embedded circulation within the squall line, especially
   across eastern Ohio.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
   statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles west northwest
   of Erie PA to 15 miles south southwest of Charleston WV. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

   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 435...WW 436...WW
   437...WW 438...WW 439...

   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 400. Mean storm motion vector
   25045.

   ...Smith

Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW0 
   WW 440 SEVERE TSTM OH PA WV LE 190010Z - 190700Z
   AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   25WNW ERI/ERIE PA/ - 15SSW CRW/CHARLESTON WV/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /19NW ERI - 36NW BKW/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25045.

   LAT...LON 42217946 38158058 38158280 42218180

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU0.

Watch 440 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 440

VALID 190350Z - 190440Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 NW HTS TO
15 NE UNI TO PIT TO 10 N FKL TO 25 S JHW.

..SQUITIERI..06/19/25

ATTN...WFO...CLE...RLX...PBZ...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 440 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

OHC009-013-053-087-105-111-167-190440-

OH 
.    OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ATHENS		     BELMONT		 GALLIA 	     
LAWRENCE	     MEIGS		 MONROE 	     
WASHINGTON	     
$$


PAC003-005-007-019-031-051-053-059-063-065-121-125-129-190440-

PA 
.    PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALLEGHENY	     ARMSTRONG		 BEAVER 	     
BUTLER		     CLARION		 FAYETTE	     
FOREST		     GREENE		 INDIANA	     
JEFFERSON	     VENANGO		 WASHINGTON	     
WESTMORELAND	     
$$


WVC009-011-013-017-021-035-039-043-049-051-053-061-069-073-079-
085-087-095-099-103-105-107-190440-

WV 
.    WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BROOKE		     CABELL		 CALHOUN	     
DODDRIDGE	     GILMER		 JACKSON	     
KANAWHA 	     LINCOLN		 MARION 	     
MARSHALL	     MASON		 MONONGALIA	     
OHIO		     PLEASANTS		 PUTNAM 	     
RITCHIE 	     ROANE		 TYLER		     
WAYNE		     WETZEL		 WIRT		     
WOOD		     
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 440

VALID 190120Z - 190240Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1357

..SQUITIERI..06/19/25

ATTN...WFO...CLE...RLX...PBZ...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 440 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

OHC007-009-013-019-029-031-035-053-055-059-067-075-079-081-085-
087-099-103-105-111-115-119-121-127-133-151-153-155-157-163-167-
169-190240-

OH 
.    OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ASHTABULA	     ATHENS		 BELMONT	     
CARROLL 	     COLUMBIANA 	 COSHOCTON	     
CUYAHOGA	     GALLIA		 GEAUGA 	     
GUERNSEY	     HARRISON		 HOLMES 	     
JACKSON 	     JEFFERSON		 LAKE		     
LAWRENCE	     MAHONING		 MEDINA 	     
MEIGS		     MONROE		 MORGAN 	     
MUSKINGUM	     NOBLE		 PERRY		     
PORTAGE 	     STARK		 SUMMIT 	     
TRUMBULL	     TUSCARAWAS 	 VINTON 	     
WASHINGTON	     WAYNE		 
$$


PAC003-007-019-039-049-059-073-085-121-125-190240-

PA 
.    PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALLEGHENY	     BEAVER		 BUTLER 	     
CRAWFORD	     ERIE		 GREENE 	     
LAWRENCE	     MERCER		 VENANGO	     
WASHINGTON	     
$$


WVC009-011-013-017-021-029-035-039-043-051-053-069-073-079-085-
087-095-099-103-105-107-190240-

WV 
.    WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BROOKE		     CABELL		 CALHOUN	     
DODDRIDGE	     GILMER		 HANCOCK	     
JACKSON 	     KANAWHA		 LINCOLN	     
MARSHALL	     MASON		 OHIO		     
PLEASANTS	     PUTNAM		 RITCHIE	     
ROANE		     TYLER		 WAYNE		     
WETZEL		     WIRT		 WOOD		     
$$


LEZ146-147-148-149-166-167-168-169-190240-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH 

WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH 

GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH 

CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY 

AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER 

WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE OH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER 

GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER 

CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-CANADIAN
BORDER 

$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

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