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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 396
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Very Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Low Low

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   SEL6

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 396
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   250 PM EDT Thu Jul 23 2020

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Western Connecticut
     Western Massachusetts
     Northern New Jersey
     Southeast New York
     Northeast Pennsylvania
     Coastal Waters

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

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...Clusters of thunderstorms are expected to develop and
   intensify across the watch area through the afternoon and early
   evening, posing a risk of locally damaging wind gusts and perhaps
   hail.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
   statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles west northwest
   of Wilkesbarre PA to 40 miles east of Poughkeepsie NY. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

   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.

   &&

   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 395...

   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
   27025.

   ...Hart
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