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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 455

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

120 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Far northwest Connecticut

  Far western Massachusetts

  South-central and southeast New York

  Far northeast Pennsylvania



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 120 PM until

  700 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Multiple supercells will spread east-southeast across the

region this afternoon with a risk for all severe hazards.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles

north and south of a line from 5 miles south southwest of Ithaca NY

to 35 miles east northeast of Poughkeepsie NY. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 454...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean

storm motion vector 28040.



...Grams

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