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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 274

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

145 PM EDT Tue May 28 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Western New Jersey

  Extreme east central Ohio

  Pennsylvania

  The extreme northern West Virginia Panhandle



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 145 PM until

  1000 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...Scattered severe thunderstorm development is expected this

afternoon from Ohio into Pennsylvania, and storms will spread

generally eastward through this evening.  The storm environment will

be favorable for supercells capable of producing large hail and

damaging winds.  A more favorable environment for tornadoes is

expected across northern and eastern Pennsylvania into western New

Jersey as the low levels destabilize.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

north and south of a line from 40 miles west southwest of Franklin

PA to 35 miles north northeast of Trenton NJ. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 272...WW 273...



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 550. Mean

storm motion vector 29035.



...Thompson

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