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0-070000-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 272
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1110 AM EDT SUN JUN 6 2010
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
CONNECTICUT
MASSACHUSETTS
SOUTHERN MAINE
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
MUCH OF NEW JERSEY
EASTERN NEW YORK
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTHERN VERMONT
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1110 AM UNTIL 800
PM EDT.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 105 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF CONCORD NEW
HAMPSHIRE TO 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HARRISBURG PENNSYLVANIA. FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND 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.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 271...
DISCUSSION...POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR...TORNADOES...ONE OR TWO WHICH
COULD BE STRONG...TO OCCUR DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...
ESPECIALLY FROM ERN NY NEWD INTO MA AND SRN NH/VT AS AN UPPER
IMPULSE...SURFACE LOW AND WARM FRONT SPREAD QUICKLY NEWD ACROSS THE
REGION. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG EWD MOVING
COLD FRONT AND MOVE EWD ACROSS THE SRN HALF OF THE WATCH THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. STRONG SHEAR AND INSTABILITY WILL SUPPORT
SUPERCELLS WITH WIND DAMAGE AND A FEW TORNADOES.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26045.
...IMY
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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW2
WW 272 TORNADO CT MA ME NH NJ NY PA RI VT CW 061510Z - 070000Z
AXIS..105 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
10N CON/CONCORD NH/ - 40SE CXY/HARRISBURG PA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 90NM E/W /8NNE CON - 36ENE EMI/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..70 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26045.
LAT...LON 43336941 39797433 39797829 43337358
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU2.
Watch 272 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 272
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 N GON TO
20 E BDL TO 15 N ORH TO 45 ESE PSM.
..NWSSPC..06/06/10
ATTN...WFO...OKX...BOX...ALY...GYX...PHI...CTP...BTV...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 272
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
CTC015-062340-
CT
. CONNECTICUT COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
WINDHAM
$$
MAC005-009-017-021-023-025-027-062340-
MA
. MASSACHUSETTS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRISTOL ESSEX MIDDLESEX
NORFOLK PLYMOUTH SUFFOLK
WORCESTER
$$
RIC001-003-005-007-009-062340-
RI
. RHODE ISLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRISTOL KENT NEWPORT
PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON
$$
ANZ230-235-236-237-250-251-062340-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
BOSTON HARBOR
RHODE ISLAND SOUND
NARRAGANSETT BAY
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 272
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 NW ILG TO
25 SE MSV TO 20 SW EEN TO 20 SSE LEB.
..SPC..06/06/10
ATTN...WFO...OKX...BOX...ALY...GYX...PHI...CTP...BTV...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 272
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
CTC001-003-005-007-009-011-013-015-062140-
CT
. CONNECTICUT COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FAIRFIELD HARTFORD LITCHFIELD
MIDDLESEX NEW HAVEN NEW LONDON
TOLLAND WINDHAM
$$
MEC005-031-062140-
ME
. MAINE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CUMBERLAND YORK
$$
MAC003-005-009-011-013-015-017-021-023-025-027-062140-
MA
. MASSACHUSETTS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BERKSHIRE BRISTOL ESSEX
FRANKLIN HAMPDEN HAMPSHIRE
MIDDLESEX NORFOLK PLYMOUTH
SUFFOLK WORCESTER
$$
NHC001-003-005-011-013-015-017-019-062140-
NH
. NEW HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BELKNAP CARROLL CHESHIRE
HILLSBOROUGH MERRIMACK ROCKINGHAM
STRAFFORD SULLIVAN
$$
NJC001-003-005-007-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-031-035-
037-039-062140-
NJ
. NEW JERSEY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATLANTIC BERGEN BURLINGTON
CAMDEN ESSEX GLOUCESTER
HUDSON HUNTERDON MERCER
MIDDLESEX MONMOUTH MORRIS
OCEAN PASSAIC SOMERSET
SUSSEX UNION
$$
NYC005-027-047-059-061-071-079-081-085-087-103-119-062140-
NY
. NEW YORK COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRONX DUTCHESS KINGS
NASSAU NEW YORK ORANGE
PUTNAM QUEENS RICHMOND
ROCKLAND SUFFOLK WESTCHESTER
$$
PAC017-045-091-101-062140-
PA
. PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUCKS DELAWARE MONTGOMERY
PHILADELPHIA
$$
RIC001-003-005-007-009-062140-
RI
. RHODE ISLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRISTOL KENT NEWPORT
PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON
$$
ANZ152-154-230-235-236-237-250-251-330-335-338-340-345-350-353-
355-450-451-452-062140-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT 25 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT
25 NM
BOSTON HARBOR
RHODE ISLAND SOUND
NARRAGANSETT BAY
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY
LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY
LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY
NEW YORK HARBOR
PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS
SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY
MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM
FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM
SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20
NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20
NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 272
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 SSE CXY
TO 15 E AVP TO 15 NNW PSF TO 20 SE RUT.
..SPC..06/06/10
ATTN...WFO...OKX...BOX...ALY...GYX...PHI...CTP...BTV...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 272
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
CTC001-003-005-007-009-011-013-015-062040-
CT
. CONNECTICUT COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FAIRFIELD HARTFORD LITCHFIELD
MIDDLESEX NEW HAVEN NEW LONDON
TOLLAND WINDHAM
$$
MEC005-031-062040-
ME
. MAINE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CUMBERLAND YORK
$$
MAC003-005-009-011-013-015-017-021-023-025-027-062040-
MA
. MASSACHUSETTS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BERKSHIRE BRISTOL ESSEX
FRANKLIN HAMPDEN HAMPSHIRE
MIDDLESEX NORFOLK PLYMOUTH
SUFFOLK WORCESTER
$$
NHC001-003-005-011-013-015-017-019-062040-
NH
. NEW HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BELKNAP CARROLL CHESHIRE
HILLSBOROUGH MERRIMACK ROCKINGHAM
STRAFFORD SULLIVAN
$$
NJC001-003-005-007-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-031-035-
037-039-041-062040-
NJ
. NEW JERSEY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATLANTIC BERGEN BURLINGTON
CAMDEN ESSEX GLOUCESTER
HUDSON HUNTERDON MERCER
MIDDLESEX MONMOUTH MORRIS
OCEAN PASSAIC SOMERSET
SUSSEX UNION WARREN
$$
NYC001-005-021-027-039-047-059-061-071-079-081-083-085-087-091-
093-095-103-111-115-119-062040-
NY
. NEW YORK COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALBANY BRONX COLUMBIA
DUTCHESS GREENE KINGS
NASSAU NEW YORK ORANGE
PUTNAM QUEENS RENSSELAER
RICHMOND ROCKLAND SARATOGA
SCHENECTADY SCHOHARIE SUFFOLK
ULSTER WASHINGTON WESTCHESTER
$$
PAC011-017-025-029-045-077-089-091-095-101-062040-
PA
. PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BERKS BUCKS CARBON
CHESTER DELAWARE LEHIGH
MONROE MONTGOMERY NORTHAMPTON
PHILADELPHIA
$$
RIC001-003-005-007-009-062040-
RI
. RHODE ISLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRISTOL KENT NEWPORT
PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON
$$
VTC003-025-062040-
VT
. VERMONT COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BENNINGTON WINDHAM
$$
ANZ152-154-230-235-236-237-250-251-330-335-338-340-345-350-353-
355-450-451-452-062040-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT 25 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT
25 NM
BOSTON HARBOR
RHODE ISLAND SOUND
NARRAGANSETT BAY
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY
LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY
LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY
NEW YORK HARBOR
PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS
SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY
MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM
FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM
SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20
NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20
NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
High (90%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (F2-F5) tornadoes
|
Mod (50%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
High (80%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Mod (60%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (50%)
|
Probability
of 1 or
more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (30%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (>95%)
|
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (F2-F5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.