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Severe thunderstorm watch issued as storms move through Cincinnati area

ABC7 New York and WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedWe are monitoring a conditional threat for strong to severe storms Monday into Tuesday.
What changedWLWT Cincinnati (Hearst) frames it as "Severe thunderstorm watch issued as storms move through Cincinnati area". WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York) frames it as "Severe storms, flooding develops in NY, NJ: what to expect".
ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.
Archive healthDeveloping · 5 sources · 1 bucket

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Still Watching. WLWT Cincinnati (Hearst) frames it as "Severe thunderstorm watch issued as storms move through Cincinnati area". WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York) frames it as "Severe storms, flooding develops in NY, NJ: what to expect".

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Jul 27, 9:56 PM: WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York) joined the source map.

Jul 27, 10:34 PM: WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) joined the source map.

Jul 27, 11:08 PM: WLWT Cincinnati (Hearst) joined the source map.

Jul 27, 11:27 PM: ABC7 New York joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 5 sources · 1 bucket.

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WLWT Cincinnati (Hearst)8m ago

Severe thunderstorm watch issued as storms move through Cincinnati area

We are monitoring a conditional threat for strong to severe storms Monday into Tuesday.

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WLS / ABC7 Chicago10m ago

Chicago weather: Strong storms move through area, downing trees, knocking out power | Radar

Severe weather spawning tornado warnings moved through the Chicago area Monday afternoon.

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ABC7 New York1m ago

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Manhattan, Bronx and parts of NJ

There's an Accu Weather Alert day on Tuesday for flooding downpours but a round of storms arrived Monday night,

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WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York)2h ago

Severe storms, flooding develops in NY, NJ: what to expect

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Ahead of the threat of flooding in the coming days, widely isolated severe storms developed close to the city in the afternoon and may brush the five boroughs. NYC, NE Ne...

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