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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 591
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WW0591 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Very Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Low Very Low

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   SEL1

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 591
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   120 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Southwest Connecticut
     District Of Columbia
     Delaware
     Northeast Maryland
     New Jersey
     Southeast New York
     Southeast Pennsylvania
     Northern Virginia
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 120 PM until
     900 PM EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
     Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue to increase in coverage and
   intensity through the afternoon and early evening, posing a risk of
   locally damaging wind gusts.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
   statute miles east and west of a line from 55 miles north of Newark
   NJ to 45 miles west southwest of Patuxent River MD. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

   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 60 knots. A few
   cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   26030.

   ...Hart
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