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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 95

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

145 PM EDT Tue May 15 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southern Connecticut

  Northern Delaware

  Northeast Maryland

  New Jersey

  Southeast New York

  Eastern Pennsylvania

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 145 PM until

  1100 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Widespread damaging winds expected with isolated significant

    gusts to 80 mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...A line of strong to severe storms will continue east from

central Pennsylvania. Embedded bowing structures should result in

widespread damaging winds.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75

statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles north

northwest of Wilmington DE to 45 miles east southeast of Islip NY.

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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 93...WW 94...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

28040.



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