WW 523 SEVERE TSTM CT MA ME NH NY RI VT CW 261705Z – 270000Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 523 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 105 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Connecticut Massachusetts Extreme southern Maine Southern New Hampshire Extreme southeastern New York Rhode Island Extreme southern Vermont Coastal Waters * Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 105 PM until 800 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms are developing from eastern New York into southern New England and southern New Hampshire/Vermont. The storm environment will favor a mix of clusters/line segments and potentially some supercell structures, with a primary threat for damaging winds of 60-65 mph. The strongest storms will also be capable of producing isolated large hail near 1 inch in diameter, and an isolated/brief tornado may also occur with the most persistent supercells. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles north of Laconia NH to 40 miles south southwest of Windsor Locks CT. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3). 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 25030. ...Thompson
