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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.



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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

