WATCHES: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 395

WWUS20 KWNS 072044
SEL5
SPC WW 072044
MDZ000-NJZ000-NYZ000-PAZ000-080200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 395
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
445 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
EXTREME NORTHEAST MARYLAND
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA

* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 445 PM UNTIL
1000 PM EDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF WILKESBARRE PENNSYLVANIA TO 20 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
POUGHKEEPSIE NEW YORK. 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.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 394...

DISCUSSION...LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL PA HAS BEEN
PRODUCING LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS FOR PAST SEVERAL HOURS. THESE
STORMS WILL TRAVERSE THE WATCH AREA THROUGH MID EVENING...WITH A
CONTINUED RISK OF STRONG WIND GUSTS ALONG THE LEADING EDGE. SEVERE
THREAT SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS.
A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION
VECTOR 24035.


...HART

+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
To unsubscribe from WX-STORM send e-mail to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU with
"unsub wx-storm" in the body of your message. For more information write cnovy@cox.net.