Severe Thunderstorm Watch

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A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued until 9:00 pm.

 

Storms are beginning to form in Northern NY State, but no warnings have been issued yet.

 

 

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 626

   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

   250 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2012

   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 

          UPSTATE NEW YORK

          WESTERN VERMONT

          LAKE ONTARIO

   EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 250 PM UNTIL

   900 PM EDT.

   HAIL TO 1 INCH 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 60

   STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES EAST

   SOUTHEAST OF BURLINGTON VERMONT TO 20 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF

   BUFFALO NEW YORK.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

   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 625...

   DISCUSSION...SCTD TSTMS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FORMING OVER THE HIGHER

   TERRAIN AND ALONG LK BREEZE BOUNDARIES OVER UPSTATE NY AS SFC

   HEATING CONTINUES OVER REGION. MODERATE...DEEP UNIDIRECTIONAL WLY

   FLOW PARALLEL TO THE LAKES SUGGESTS THAT UPDRAFTS MAY REMAIN ON OR

   NEAR THE BOUNDARIES FOR AN APPRECIABLE LENGTH OF TIME...ENHANCING

   POTENTIAL FOR SMALL BOWS WITH LOCALLY DMGG WIND AND/OR MARGINALLY

   SVR HAIL.

   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT

   TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS.

   A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION

   VECTOR 27025.