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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 312

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

120 PM EDT Fri Jul 27 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Western Connecticut

  Northern Delaware

  Western Massachusetts

  New Jersey

  Southeast New York

  Eastern Pennsylvania

  Southwest Vermont

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 120 PM until

  1000 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Scattered strong storms are expected this afternoon

through about sunset with damaging winds and severe hail possible.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85

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

Harrisburg PA to 45 miles northeast of Pittsfield MA. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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 55 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector

24030.



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