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Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation Msg
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
100 WWUS20 KWNS 301649 SEL0 SPC WW 301649 MEZ000-NHZ000-VTZ000-CWZ000-010000- URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 490 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1250 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Maine New Hampshire Eastern Vermont Coastal Waters * Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 1250 PM until 800 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to intensify this afternoon while moving quickly eastward. Scattered severe/damaging winds up to 60-70 mph should be the main threat, but isolated hail around 1-1.5 inches in diameter may occur with any supercell. A brief tornado also appears possible. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles north northwest of Caribou ME to 20 miles southwest of Portsmouth NH. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0). 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 489... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 27040. ...Gleason