Severe Thunderstorm Watch 409

Issued

Jun 2, 2000, 5:15 PM EDT (21:15 UTC)

Expired

Jun 2, 2000, 10:00 PM EDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

452 
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SEL9  

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MDZ000-NJZ000-NYZ000-PAZ000-WVZ000-030200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 409
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
438 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2000

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

   THE PANHANDLE OF MARYLAND                           
   NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY                         
   SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK                           
   SOUTHWESTERN...CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA           
   NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA                      

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 515 PM UNTIL 1000
PM EDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 50 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF ELKINS
WEST VIRGINIA TO 40 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF MONTICELLO NEW YORK.

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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REPLACES
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 406.  WATCH NUMBER 406 WILL NOT BE
IN EFFECT AFTER 515 PM EDT.  CONTINUE...WW 407...WW 408...

DISCUSSION...LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH A HISTORY OF WIND
DAMAGE AND LARGE HAIL...MOVING INTO WATCH AREA WHERE AIR MASS VERY
UNSTABLE WITH CAPES NEAR 3000 J/KG. STRONG FLOW AND COOL DRY AT MID
LEVELS INDICATE A CONTINUED THREAT OF WIND DAMAGE AND LARGE HAIL.

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.

...ROGASH

411,0740 382,0803 394,0803 423,0740

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