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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 187

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

325 PM EDT Fri May 15 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  western and central Massachusetts

  southern New Hampshire

  central through eastern New York

  northeast Pennsylvania

  southern Vermont



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 325 PM until

  1000 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Storms with a few bowing segments and possible supercell

structures are expected to develop through New York and southern New

England this afternoon and early evening. Damaging wind appears

likely with a couple of tornadoes possible.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles

north and south of a line from 45 miles north northwest of Elmira NY

to 30 miles southeast of Concord NH. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



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 186...



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

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 27035.



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