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WWUS20 KWNS 301719

SEL5

SPC WW 301719

CTZ000-MAZ000-NYZ000-PAZ000-VTZ000-310100-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 545

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

120 PM EDT Tue Jul 30 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Western Connecticut

  Western Massachusetts

  Central and Eastern New York

  Northern Pennsylvania

  Vermont



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 120 PM until

  900 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms are expected to form across the

watch area this afternoon and early evening.  The strongest cells

will pose a risk of locally damaging wind gusts and small hail.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85

statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles west northwest

of Newport VT to 60 miles south of Binghamton NY. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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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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

25025.



...Hart

