New Severe Thunderstorm Watch For Most Of CT

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By Gil Simmons on July 26, 2012, 4:08pm

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Watch #527

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A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for most of Connecticut until 11PM. There is a Tornado Watch for Litchfield County until 9PM

This updated watch is in anticipation of the squall line over Pa. entering Connecticut this evening. Strong straight line winds and isolated tornadoes are possible even though this is a Severe Thunderstorm Watch. I still think the highest possibility of damaging thunderstorms will be across Western Connecticut.

Please stay alert this evening.

Here is the bulletin:

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 527
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   400 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

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

          CONNECTICUT
          WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
          NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY
          SOUTHEAST NEW YORK
          EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
          COASTAL WATERS

   EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 400 PM UNTIL
   1100 PM EDT.

   HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65
   STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH
   NORTHEAST OF GROTON CONNECTICUT TO 65 MILES NORTHWEST OF
   WILMINGTON DELAWARE. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE
   THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

   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 524...WW 525...WW 526...

   DISCUSSION...A LINE OF FAST-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL PA
   WILL TRACK ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAPID
   AIRMASS DESTABILIZATION COUPLED WITH FAST LOW/MID LEVEL WESTERLY
   FLOW WILL PROMOTE A RISK OF RATHER WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND
   SOME HAIL. ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN STORMS THAT
   FORM AHEAD OF THE LINE...AND IN THE MORE INTENSE BOW/LEWP
   STRUCTURES.

   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 70
   KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 27045.


   ...HART