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Severe Weather Still Likely

      Another PDS WATCH has been issued, this time it's close to home!! The SPC has issued a PDS Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 2am. This watch stretches all the way from Southwestern Wisconsin to just west of Columbus. The timing is looking like it is going to be a little different than before, but that does not change the fact that it is going to be a very dangerous situation. Power outages, heavy rain, frequent lightning, large hail, destructive winds and isolated tornadoes are still a very real threat tonight. 11pm-4am is looking like the worst time for the event. However, there is still the potential for scattered storms to develop before that time. Any storms that develop this evening will have the chance to become severe (60mph winds and 1" diameter hail) very quickly.

        AEP is saying that power outages are likely and the duration could be significant. One good thing about this year is that if you do end up losing power it will not be as hot as it was last year following the storms (Highs only in the 70's). 

This is the PDS Watch issued by the SPC. Hazards include---Damaging Winds to 80mph, Very Large Hail to 2" in Diameter and a Few Isolated Tornadoes