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WWUS20 KWNS 291628

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MAZ000-NYZ000-VTZ000-300100-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 313

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1230 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       EXTREME WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

       EASTERN NEW YORK

       VERMONT



EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1230 PM UNTIL

900 PM EDT.



TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND

GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE

AREAS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTH OF GLENS FALLS

NEW YORK TO 40 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF BURLINGTON VERMONT.  FOR

A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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.



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 312...



DISCUSSION...STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITHIN AN ENHANCED

CU/TCU FIELD WITHIN THE NEXT 1-2 HRS...AND CONTINUED HEATING OCCURS

AND LARGE SCALE ASCENT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.  A VERY UNSTABLE

ENVIRONMENT WITH MUCAPE OF 2000-3000 J/KG AND 30-40 KT DEEP LAYER

SHEAR WILL PROMOTE SEVERE STORMS INCLUDING A FEW SUPERCELLS WITH

POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.  SOUTHERLY LOW

LEVEL WINDS OVER THE HUDSON VALLEY AND EAST INTO VT WILL ALSO

ENHANCE LOW LEVEL SHEAR SUGGESTING THREAT FOR A FEW TORNADOES THIS

AFTERNOON.



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.





...WEISS

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960 

WWUS20 KWNS 291628

SEL3

SPC WW 291628

MAZ000-NYZ000-VTZ000-300100-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 313...RESENT

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1230 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       EXTREME WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

       EASTERN NEW YORK

       VERMONT



EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1230 PM UNTIL

900 PM EDT.



TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND

GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE

AREAS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTH OF GLENS FALLS

NEW YORK TO 40 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF BURLINGTON VERMONT.  FOR

A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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.



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 312...



DISCUSSION...STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITHIN AN ENHANCED

CU/TCU FIELD WITHIN THE NEXT 1-2 HRS...AND CONTINUED HEATING OCCURS

AND LARGE SCALE ASCENT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.  A VERY UNSTABLE

ENVIRONMENT WITH MUCAPE OF 2000-3000 J/KG AND 30-40 KT DEEP LAYER

SHEAR WILL PROMOTE SEVERE STORMS INCLUDING A FEW SUPERCELLS WITH

POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.  SOUTHERLY LOW

LEVEL WINDS OVER THE HUDSON VALLEY AND EAST INTO VT WILL ALSO

ENHANCE LOW LEVEL SHEAR SUGGESTING THREAT FOR A FEW TORNADOES THIS

AFTERNOON.



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.





...WEISS

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