SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 385

WW 385 SEVERE TSTM CT MA NH NY PA VT 301745Z - 010100Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 385
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
145 PM EDT Fri Jun 30 2017

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Northern Connecticut
  Western and Central Massachusetts
  Southern New Hampshire
  Eastern New York
  Northeast Pennsylvania
  Southern Vermont

* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 145 PM until
  900 PM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms will form over central NY/PA and
track across the watch area this afternoon and evening.  The
stronger cells will pose a risk of damaging wind gusts and hail.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 105
statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles southwest of
Poughkeepsie NY to 45 miles north of Rutland VT. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.

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AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector
28030.

...Hart

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