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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 97

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

225 PM EDT Tue May 15 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Eastern Massachusetts

  Southern New Hampshire

  Rhode Island

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 225 PM until

  900 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...A line of strong to severe storms is expected to sweep

east across southern New England later this afternoon. Primary

hazard is damaging winds.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 30

statute miles east and west of a line from 20 miles south southwest

of New Bedford MA to 50 miles north northwest of Boston MA. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



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...WW 95...



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

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A

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

27045.



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