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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 516

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

200 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Connecticut

  Massachusetts

  New Jersey

  Southern New York

  Eastern Pennsylvania

  Rhode Island

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 200 PM

  until 1000 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Scattered storms will continue to gradually increase in

coverage and intensity through the afternoon. A moderately unstable

environment and moderately strong belt of winds aloft will

contribute to storm organization, including a couple of supercells

and well-organized storm clusters. Damaging winds are the primary

risk as storms spread generally east-southeastward through the

afternoon/early evening.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90

statute miles north and south of a line from 55 miles west southwest

of Wilkesbarre PA to 5 miles south of New Bedford MA. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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 515...



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

1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few

cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

28020.



...Guyer

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