WW 277 SEVERE TSTM OH PA WV 061555Z - 062200Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 277 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1155 AM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Eastern Ohio Western Pennsylvania Northern West Virginia and the northern West Virginia Panhandle * Effective this Saturday morning and evening from 1155 AM until 600 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...A cluster of storms in central Ohio is expected to strengthen through the afternoon while moving generally eastward across eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. Wind damage will be the main threat (gusts of 60-70 mph), though isolated large hail (up to 1.5 inches in diameter) will be possible with the stronger embedded storms. An isolated tornado or two could also occur with embedded circulations later this afternoon. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles north northwest of Zanesville OH to 20 miles northeast of Latrobe PA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). 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. && 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 28040. ...Thompson Read more

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