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WWUS20 KWNS 112135

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SPC WW 112135

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 505

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

540 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Northeast New York

  Northwest Vermont



* Effective this Thursday afternoon from 540 PM until Midnight

  EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorm activity will spread across the

watch area this afternoon and early evening, posing a risk of

locally damaging wind gusts and some hail.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

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

of Massena NY to 35 miles south southeast of Saranac Lake 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

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

27020.



...Hart

