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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 449
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WW0449 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Low Low

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   SEL9

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 449
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   430 PM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Western Connecticut
     Western New Jersey
     Southeast New York
     East Central Ohio
     Pennsylvania
     Northern Panhandle of West Virginia

   * Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 430 PM until
     1000 PM EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
     Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Widely scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will
   affect the watch area through the afternoon and evening.  The
   strongest cells will occasionally pose a risk of damaging wind
   gusts.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55
   statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles south
   southwest of Akron OH to 25 miles east of Poughkeepsie NY. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

   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 448...

   AVIATION...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
   27030.

   ...Hart
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