Tornado Watch 382

Issued

May 26, 2011, 2:16 PM EDT (18:16 UTC)

Expired

May 26, 2011, 10:00 PM EDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

50%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

40%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 979May 26, 11:55 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 982May 26, 2:57 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 987May 26, 5:49 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 989May 26, 6:41 PM EDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 261818
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SPC WW 261818
NYZ000-PAZ000-270200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 382
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
220 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

       CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW YORK
       NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 220 PM UNTIL
1000 PM EDT.

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

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF GLENS
FALLS NEW YORK TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF BINGHAMTON NEW YORK.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND 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...CONTINUE...WW 379...WW 380...WW 381...

DISCUSSION...TSTMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WATCH AREA WITHIN AN AIR MASS
CHARACTERIZED BY BOUNDARY LAYER DEWPOINTS IN THE MID/UPPER 60S AND
MLCAPE VALUES OF 1500-2500 J/KG.  THIS INSTABILITY COUPLED WITH
EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR OF 40-50 KT AND A CORRIDOR OF ENHANCED
LOW-LEVEL SHEAR /NAMELY OVER THE HUDSON VALLEY/...WILL FAVOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS AND TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 24030.


...MEAD

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.