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UPDATE: Severe Thunderstorm Could Spawn Tornado in Stark County
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 8 p.m. Wednesday.
The severe showers and thunderstorms will likely become more scattered in North Canton by 8 p.m., according to weather.com.
The storm has the potential to produce a tornado; however the National Weather Service has indicated that only may happen in East Sparta, Hartville, Louisville, Waynesburg, Alliance, East Canton and Limaville.
In the event of a tornado, weather officials ask for residents to seek shelter in a basement, the lowest floor of a building in an interior hallway or closet.
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The tornado warning is set to expire at 5:30 p.m.
Also, North Canton motorists are advised to avoid Sheraton Drive NW due to high water, according to North Canton police dispatch. All other roads are should be passable at this time.
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The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for much of Ohio, including Stark County, as a line of storms with high winds and hail moves east.
The watch is in effect until 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Thunderstorms are expected to continue today and this evening as the storms bring a cold front in. There is a slight chance of "severe damaging wind and hail."
As much as 1 to 2 inches of rain could fall, forecasters said.
See the National Weather Service for more information.
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