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SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 242
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1005 AM EDT Wed Jun 3 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northern Delaware
Northeast Maryland
New Jersey
Central and eastern Pennsylvania
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Wednesday morning and afternoon from 1005 AM
until 300 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Fast-moving cluster in central Pennsylvania should
intensify as it progresses east-southeast across the Delaware Valley
towards the New Jersey coast. Environment is favorable for strong to
isolated severe wind gusts producing scattered damaging winds.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles west northwest
of State College PA to 30 miles southeast of Lakehurst NJ. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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.
&&
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
29050.
...Grams
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW2
WW 242 SEVERE TSTM DE MD NJ PA CW 031405Z - 031900Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
35WNW UNV/STATE COLLEGE PA/ - 30SE NEL/LAKEHURST NJ/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /23WNW PSB - 24ESE CYN/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29050.
LAT...LON 41917847 40597393 38867393 40167847
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU2.
Watch 242 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 242
VALID 031725Z - 031840Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 SSW ILG
TO 10 SSW NEL TO 5 SSW JFK.
..MOSIER..06/03/20
ATTN...WFO...PHI...LWX...CTP...BGM...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 242
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NJC001-009-011-029-031840-
NJ
. NEW JERSEY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATLANTIC CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND
OCEAN
$$
ANZ431-450-451-452-453-454-031840-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20
NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20
NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 242
VALID 031555Z - 031640Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 NE HGR TO
15 W CXY TO 35 NE ABE.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 794
..MOSIER..06/03/20
ATTN...WFO...PHI...LWX...CTP...BGM...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 242
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
DEC003-031640-
DE
. DELAWARE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
NEW CASTLE
$$
MDC015-025-031640-
MD
. MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CECIL HARFORD
$$
NJC001-005-007-009-011-015-019-021-023-025-029-033-035-041-
031640-
NJ
. NEW JERSEY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATLANTIC BURLINGTON CAMDEN
CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND GLOUCESTER
HUNTERDON MERCER MIDDLESEX
MONMOUTH OCEAN SALEM
SOMERSET WARREN
$$
PAC001-011-017-029-045-071-075-077-091-095-101-133-031640-
PA
. PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BERKS BUCKS
CHESTER DELAWARE LANCASTER
LEBANON LEHIGH MONTGOMERY
NORTHAMPTON PHILADELPHIA YORK
$$
ANZ430-431-450-451-452-453-454-530-531-031640-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20
NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20
NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM
CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 242
VALID 031550Z - 031640Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 NE HGR TO
15 W CXY TO 35 NE ABE.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 794
..MOSIER..06/03/20
ATTN...WFO...PHI...LWX...CTP...BGM...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 242
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
DEC003-031640-
DE
. DELAWARE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
NEW CASTLE
$$
MDC015-031640-
MD
. MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CECIL
$$
NJC001-005-007-009-011-015-019-021-023-025-029-033-035-041-
031640-
NJ
. NEW JERSEY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATLANTIC BURLINGTON CAMDEN
CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND GLOUCESTER
HUNTERDON MERCER MIDDLESEX
MONMOUTH OCEAN SALEM
SOMERSET WARREN
$$
PAC001-011-017-029-045-071-075-077-091-095-101-133-031640-
PA
. PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BERKS BUCKS
CHESTER DELAWARE LANCASTER
LEBANON LEHIGH MONTGOMERY
NORTHAMPTON PHILADELPHIA YORK
$$
ANZ430-431-450-451-452-453-454-031640-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20
NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20
NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM
$$
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
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Low (10%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (5%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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High (70%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Low (10%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (<5%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (80%)
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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% (EF2-EF5 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.
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