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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 631
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
150 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
FAR WESTERN CONNECTICUT
FAR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
NEW YORK
NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA
FAR SOUTHERN VERMONT
* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 150 PM UNTIL
900 PM EDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORM INTENSITY AND COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE WEST. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS, WITH DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED LARGE HAIL AS THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. A
LOW-PROBABILITY RISK FOR A BRIEF TORNADO EXISTS AS WELL.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF
GLENS FALLS NY TO 20 MILES WEST OF MONTICELLO NY. 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.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 630...
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
27025.
...MOSIER
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