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Weather Updates: Tornado Watch remains until 5 p.m.

Damaging winds of 60 to 70+ mph will be the main threat, with some tornadoes, lightning, heavy rain, and large hail all possible as well.
Damaging winds of 60 to 70+ mph will be the main threat, with some tornadoes, lightning, heavy rain, and large hail all possible as well.

Noon Update:

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moving into western central Indiana will move east through the area over the next several hours.

Reports from the National Weather Service in Indianapolis indicate scattered storms will occur ahead of this line as it moves northeast.

The main threat to this storm are damaging winds of 60 to 70 mph, some tornadoes, lightning, heavy rain, and large hail. Wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph will continue throughout the area today.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 5 p.m. for most of south central Indiana.

Read more: More severe weather in forecast; Friday's state tornado count rises to 20

Weather status by county in the WFIU/WTIU broadcast area as well as delays and closings reported to WFIU and WTIU News can be  found here.

A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio until 5 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/rydhWIIKSh — NWS Indianapolis (@NWSIndianapolis) April 5, 2023

Anchor "Indiana Newsdesk," "Ask The Mayor" - WTIU/WFIU News. Formerly host of "The Weekly Special." Hebron, Ind. native, IU Alumnus. Follow him on Twitter @Joe_Hren