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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 313

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

130 PM EDT Fri Jul 27 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Central Massachusetts

  Southwest Maine

  New Hampshire

  Central Vermont



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 130 PM until

  1000 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Isolated 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 sunset, with a risk for isolated damaging winds and hail.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles east and west of a line from 20 miles southeast of

Keene NH to 20 miles north northeast of Berlin NH. 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.



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



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

23035.



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