WW 502 SEVERE TSTM CT MA ME NH NJ NY PA RI CW 251705Z – 260000Z
0- URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 502 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 105 PM EDT Mon Jul 25 2022 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Connecticut Massachusetts Maine New Hampshire Northern New Jersey Southern New York Far Northeast Pennsylvania Rhode Island Coastal Waters * Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 105 PM until 800 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph likely A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Multiple corridors of strong to severe thunderstorms are expected across the region this afternoon through early evening along/ahead of a cold front. This scenario is supported by moderately strong winds through a deep layer a moist/moderately unstable air mass, although some lingering cloud cover may temper destabilization somewhat. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles west southwest of Bridgeport CT to 85 miles north northeast of Bangor ME. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2). 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. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 27030. ...Guyer
