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SEL0
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 510
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
155 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Western New York
Western Pennsylvania
Northern West Virginia Panhandle
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 155 PM until
600 PM EST.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Line of low-topped thunderstorms with strong to severe
wind gusts should continue east-northeast from eastern Ohio across
western portions of Pennsylvania and New York through early evening.
Overall intensity should gradually diminish after sunset, but the
risk for damaging winds may persist.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 15 miles south of
Franklin PA to 45 miles southeast of Rochester NY. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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 509...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 300. Mean storm motion vector
25050.
...Grams
SEL0
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 510
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
155 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Western New York
Western Pennsylvania
Northern West Virginia Panhandle
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 155 PM until
600 PM EST.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Line of low-topped thunderstorms with strong to severe
wind gusts should continue east-northeast from eastern Ohio across
western portions of Pennsylvania and New York through early evening.
Overall intensity should gradually diminish after sunset, but the
risk for damaging winds may persist.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 15 miles south of
Franklin PA to 45 miles southeast of Rochester NY. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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 509...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 300. Mean storm motion vector
25050.
...Grams
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW0
WW 510 SEVERE TSTM NY PA WV LE LO 151855Z - 152300Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
15S FKL/FRANKLIN PA/ - 45SE ROC/ROCHESTER NY/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM N/S /25NE EWC - 48SW SYR/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..0.5 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 300. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25050.
LAT...LON 42107987 43607704 41727704 40227987
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU0.
Watch 510 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 510
VALID 152150Z - 152230Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 NNW UNV
TO 50 NE BFD TO 25 NE ROC.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1802
..SMITH..11/15/20
ATTN...WFO...BUF...BGM...PBZ...CTP...CLE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 510
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NYC003-051-055-069-099-101-117-123-152230-
NY
. NEW YORK COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEGANY LIVINGSTON MONROE
ONTARIO SENECA STEUBEN
WAYNE YATES
$$
LOZ043-063-152230-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY NY
HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY NY BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 510
VALID 152050Z - 152120Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 NNE LBE
TO 15 WNW BFD TO 10 SSE BUF.
..SMITH..11/15/20
ATTN...WFO...BUF...BGM...PBZ...CTP...CLE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 510
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NYC003-009-029-037-051-055-069-073-099-101-117-121-123-152120-
NY
. NEW YORK COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEGANY CATTARAUGUS ERIE
GENESEE LIVINGSTON MONROE
ONTARIO ORLEANS SENECA
STEUBEN WAYNE WYOMING
YATES
$$
PAC023-033-047-063-065-083-105-129-152120-
PA
. PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CAMERON CLEARFIELD ELK
INDIANA JEFFERSON MCKEAN
POTTER WESTMORELAND
$$
LOZ042-043-062-063-152120-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH NY
HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY NY
NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH NY BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER
HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY NY BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 510
VALID 151930Z - 152050Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SMITH..11/15/20
ATTN...WFO...BUF...BGM...PBZ...CTP...CLE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 510
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NYC003-009-013-029-037-051-055-063-069-073-099-101-117-121-123-
152050-
NY
. NEW YORK COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEGANY CATTARAUGUS CHAUTAUQUA
ERIE GENESEE LIVINGSTON
MONROE NIAGARA ONTARIO
ORLEANS SENECA STEUBEN
WAYNE WYOMING YATES
$$
PAC003-005-023-031-033-047-053-063-065-083-105-123-125-129-
152050-
PA
. PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEGHENY ARMSTRONG CAMERON
CLARION CLEARFIELD ELK
FOREST INDIANA JEFFERSON
MCKEAN POTTER WARREN
WASHINGTON WESTMORELAND
$$
WVC009-069-152050-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BROOKE OHIO
$$
LEZ040-041-061-LOZ042-043-062-063-152050-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH NY
HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY NY
NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH NY BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER
HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY NY BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER
RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK NY
DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO NY
RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY EXTENDING FROM 5NM OFF SHORELINE TO
US-CANADIAN BORDER
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Low (<5%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (<2%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (40%)
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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 (<5%)
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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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Mod (50%)
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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.