SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 546

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WW 546 SEVERE TSTM NY PA LE LO 161505Z - 162200Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 546
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1105 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Western and Central New York
  Northern Pennsylvania
  Lake Erie
  Lake Ontario

* Effective this Tuesday morning and evening from 1105 AM until
  600 PM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 75 mph possible
  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to intensify rapidly across
western New York and track across the watch area.  Favorably strong
winds aloft and warm/moist conditions will favor a risk of damaging
wind gusts and hail in the stronger cells.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles south
southwest of Buffalo NY to 20 miles east southeast of Utica NY. 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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 545...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27030.

...Hart

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