Severe Thunderstorm Watch

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Well, we haven't recovered from last night, but now a Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Central and Southern Vermont until 8:00 pm Friday evening.



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 389
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
200 PM EDT FRI MAY 27 2011

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
MUCH OF MAINE
NEW HAMPSHIRE
EASTERN NEW YORK
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VERMONT
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 200 PM UNTIL 800
PM EDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES WEST OF
ALBANY NEW YORK TO 45 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF BANGOR MAINE. FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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 387 <http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0387.html> ...WW 388 <http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0388.html> ...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON
ALONG AND SOUTH OF SURFACE BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM EASTERN NY INTO
ME. STRONG DAYTIME HEATING/DESTABILIZATION AND FAVORABLE WESTERLY
WINDS ALOFT WILL PROMOTE ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF LOCALLY
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 24035.