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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 410

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

310 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Central and western Connecticut

  Western Massachusetts

  Extreme northern New Jersey

  Eastern New York

  Extreme northeast Pennsylvania

  Western Vermont



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 310 PM until

  1000 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected across the

watch area the remainder of this afternoon and early evening.  A few

tornadoes will be possible along with damaging straight-line winds

and isolated large hail.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles

east and west of a line from 35 miles north northwest of Saranac

Lake NY to 25 miles south of Poughkeepsie NY. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for

tornadoes and 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.



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AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24030.



...Bunting

