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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 536
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WW0536 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Very Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Low

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   SEL6
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 536
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   255 PM EDT WED JUL 1 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          FAR NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT
          FAR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
          EASTERN INTO NORTHERN NEW YORK
          SOUTHERN AND WESTERN VERMONT
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 255 PM UNTIL
   900 PM EDT.
   
   HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES SOUTH OF
   POUGHKEEPSIE NEW YORK TO 45 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF SARANAC LAKE
   NEW YORK.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
   
   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.
   
   DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF
   LARGE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION...AS AIRMASS BECOMES
   MODERATELY UNSTABLE ALONG THE HUDSON VALLEY TOWARDS THE CT RIVER
   VALLEY.  DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL REMAIN SUPPORTIVE OF ORGANIZED
   STORMS...INCLUDING BRIEF SUPERCELLS...WITH PRIMARY RISKS OF LARGE
   HAIL AND ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS.
   
   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
   KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 400. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 21015.
   
   
   ...EVANS
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