088  
WWUS20 KWNS 081740  
SEL6  
SPC WW 081740  
CTZ000-DCZ000-DEZ000-MDZ000-NJZ000-NYZ000-PAZ000-VAZ000-  
CWZ000-090100-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 496  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
140 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2025  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
WESTERN CONNECTICUT  
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  
DELAWARE  
MARYLAND  
NEW JERSEY  
FAR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK  
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA  
CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA  
COASTAL WATERS  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 140 PM UNTIL  
900 PM EDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY  
 
SUMMARY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD  
EASTWARD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STORM ENVIRONMENT  
WILL FAVOR A MIX OF SMALL CLUSTERS AND LINE SEGMENTS CAPABLE OF  
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS OF 60-70 MPH.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75  
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST  
OF LYNCHBURG VA TO 30 MILES NORTH OF NEWARK NJ. FOR A COMPLETE  
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE  
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).  
 
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  
0.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A  
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR  
26020.  
 
...THOMPSON  
 
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