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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 385

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

145 PM EDT Fri Jun 30 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Northern Connecticut

  Western and Central Massachusetts

  Southern New Hampshire

  Eastern New York

  Northeast Pennsylvania

  Southern Vermont



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 145 PM until

  900 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms will form over central NY/PA and

track across the watch area this afternoon and evening.  The

stronger cells will pose a risk of damaging wind gusts and hail.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 105

statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles southwest of

Poughkeepsie NY to 45 miles north of Rutland VT. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 60 knots. A

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

28030.



...Hart

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