920  
WWUS20 KWNS 042316  
SEL2  
SPC WW 042316  
CTZ000-NYZ000-RIZ000-CWZ000-050500-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 462  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
720 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
CONNECTICUT  
LONG ISLAND IN NEW YORK  
RHODE ISLAND  
COASTAL WATERS  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 720 PM  
UNTIL 100 AM EDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY  
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...SUPERCELLS AND ORGANIZED MULTICELL CLUSTERS WILL CONTINUE  
TO TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD THIS EVENING WHILE POSING A THREAT FOR  
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SEVERE/DAMAGING WINDS. PEAK GUSTS MAY REACH UP  
TO 60-70 MPH ON AN ISOLATED BASIS, AND OCCASIONAL SEVERE HAIL MAY  
ALSO OCCUR.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45  
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES WEST NORTHWEST  
OF BRIDGEPORT CT TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLOCK ISLAND RI. FOR A  
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE  
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).  
 
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 455...WW 456...WW  
457...WW 458...WW 459...WW 460...WW 461...  
 
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  
30035.  
 
...GLEASON  
 
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