

695 

WWUS20 KWNS 141656

SEL3

SPC WW 141656

CTZ000-MAZ000-NJZ000-NYZ000-PAZ000-VTZ000-142300-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 383

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

100 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  EXTREME NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT

  EXTREME WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

  EXTREME NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY

  EASTERN NEW YORK

  NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

  VERMONT



* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 100 PM UNTIL

  700 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 STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO

DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EASTWARD WITH AN ATTENDANT

RISK FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED LARGE HAIL THROUGH LATE

AFTERNOON.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65

STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST

NORTHWEST OF NEWPORT VERMONT TO 35 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF

WILKESBARRE PENNSYLVANIA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH

SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 382...



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 27030.





...THOMPSON

