WW 674 SEVERE TSTM CT DC DE MD NJ NY PA VA WV CW 081910Z – 090300Z
WVZ000-CWZ000-090300- URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 674 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 310 PM EDT Fri Sep 8 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southwest Connecticut District Of Columbia Delaware Maryland New Jersey Southern New York Eastern and South-Central Pennsylvania Northern Virginia Eastern West Virginia Coastal Waters * Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 310 PM until 1100 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph likely Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Multiple corridors of storms will continue to increase and intensify through late afternoon/early evening, including near-coastal areas and the I-95 corridor as well as near the mountains/Blue Ridge. Damaging winds can be expected regionally along with some hail. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 105 statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles east northeast of Wilkesbarre PA to 25 miles east of Staunton VA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4). 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 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 22025. ...Guyer
