Skip Navigation Links weather.gov 
NOAA logo-Select to go to the NOAA homepage NOAA's National Weather Service   Select to go to the NWS homepage
Storm Prediction Center
navigation bar left  
  navigation bar end cap


 
NOAA is celebrating 200 years of science, service, and stewardship. Visit the NOAA 200th celebration Web site to learn more
USA.gov is the U.S. Government's official Web portal to all Federal, state and local government Web resources and services.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 708
< Previous WW          Next WW >
  | | | | | |  
WW0708 Radar
Note:  The expiration time in the watch graphic is amended if the watch is replaced, cancelled or extended.
Note: Click for Watch Status Reports.
   SEL8
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 708
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1235 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2008
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          MUCH OF WESTERN NEW YORK
          SMALL PART OF EASTERN OHIO
          MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA
          SMALL PART OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1235 PM UNTIL
   800 PM EDT.
   
   HAIL TO 1.5 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 75
   STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTH
   SOUTHWEST OF YOUNGSTOWN OHIO TO 20 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF ELMIRA
   NEW YORK.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
   
   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...THUNDERER STORMS WILL INCREASE IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY
   ACROSS THE WATCH AS HEATING CONTINUES TO DESTABILIZE THE AIR MASS
   AND ELIMINATE ANY REMAINING CINH.  WITH 30KT OF DEEP LAYER SHEAR AND
   MLCAPES AOA 1500 J/KG...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PREDOMINATE
   THREAT AS STORMS DEVELOP INTO LINE SEGMENTS...SHORT BOWS.
   
   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 500. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 26030.
   
   
   ...HALES
Top of Page/Status Messages for this watch/All Current Watches/Forecast Products/Home
Weather Topics:
Watches, Mesoscale Discussions, Outlooks, Fire Weather, All Products, Contact Us
NOAA / National Weather Service
National Centers for Environmental Prediction
Storm Prediction Center
120 David L. Boren Blvd.
Norman, OK 73072 U.S.A.
spc.feedback@noaa.gov
Page last modified: July 20, 2008		 Disclaimer
Information Quality
Credits
Glossary 		Privacy Policy
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
About Us
Career Opportunities