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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 340

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

340 PM EDT Fri Aug 17 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  western Connecticut

  western Massachusetts

  northern New Jersey

  eastern New York

  northeast Pennsylvania

  southern Vermont



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 340 PM until

  1100 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms are expected to continue

developing over the northeast states, some of which will pose a risk

for locally strong to damaging wind gusts through early evening.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90

statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles northwest of

Rutland VT to 45 miles south of Wilkesbarre PA. 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.



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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

27035.



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