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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 288
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WW0288 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Very Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Low Low

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   SEL8

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 288
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   300 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Central Maryland
     Central New York
     Central Pennsylvania
     Northern Virginia
     Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
     Lake Ontario
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 300 PM
     until 800 PM EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
     Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...Scattered afternoon thunderstorms across the watch area
   will pose  a risk of locally damaging wind gusts and hail.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
   statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles west northwest
   of Watertown NY to 60 miles west southwest of Washington DC. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

   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 284...WW 285...WW
   286...WW 287...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   27025.

   ...Hart
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