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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 483
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1040 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2025
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
MAINE
NEW HAMPSHIRE
* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1040 AM UNTIL
600 PM EDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE
REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS, WITH MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF STORMS
POSSIBLE. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS SUPPORT SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF
LARGE HAIL WITH THE INITIAL MORE DISCRETE DEVELOPMENT. WITH TIME, A
TREND TOWARDS A MORE LINEAR MODE IS ANTICIPATED. AS THIS OCCURS, THE
PRIMARY HAZARD WILL TRANSITION FROM LARGE HAIL TO DAMAGING GUSTS.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTH OF HOULTON
ME TO 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PORTSMOUTH NH. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION
OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU3).
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
2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR
26035.
...MOSIER
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