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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 187
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
250 PM EDT Mon Jun 18 2018

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Southern Maine
  New Hampshire
  Eastern New York
  Vermont

* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 250 PM until
  1000 PM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Numerous storms are developing across the area with some
showing signs of intensifying.  A threat for primarily damaging wind
gusts and isolated hail will spread across the region into the
evening.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55
statute miles north and south of a line from 75 miles west of Glens
Falls NY to 10 miles south southeast of Portland ME. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 186...

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
27035.

...Weiss