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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 206

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

245 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Western Connecticut

  District Of Columbia

  Delaware

  Maryland

  New Jersey

  Southeast New York

  Eastern Pennsylvania

  Northern Virginia

  Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 245 PM

  until 1000 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to continue to develop over

parts of Pennsylvania and spread eastward across the watch area

through the evening hours.  Damaging winds will be the main threat

with the strongest cells.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65

statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles northwest of

Staunton VA to 5 miles south southeast of Lakehurst NJ. 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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 205...



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

26030.



...Hart

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