PDT Staff Report According to the National Weather Service,
Scioto, Pike, Adams, Jackson and Lawrence Counties in Ohio are
under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch. Greenup County in Kentucky is
also under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch. For each county, the
watch expires at 6 a.m. A severe thunderstorm as defined by the
National Weather Service is a storm with hail equal to or larger
than 3/4 of an inch in diameter or convective wind gusts equal
to or greater than 58 miles per hour. Even if a storm is not
severe, it still remains a potential killer. Lightning, flash
flooding, wind blown hail (even small hail), and general
thunderstorm wind gusts pose a threat to life and/or property.
Severe thunderstorms also have the potential of producing a
tornado with little or no advanced tornado warning. Power
outages often accompany severe thunderstorms. The Public
Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) is reminds Ohioans exercise
caution during power outages. Downed electric lines, equipment
and vegetation can potentially be haza