Tornado Watch 276

Issued

Jun 8, 2015, 2:34 PM EDT (18:34 UTC)

Expired

Jun 8, 2015, 7:40 PM EDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The State College radar (KCCX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Two or more tornadoes

30%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

20%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

60%

• Mesoscale Discussion 938Jun 8, 1:10 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 939Jun 8, 1:31 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 941Jun 8, 2:58 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 942Jun 8, 3:20 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 946Jun 8, 4:46 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 950Jun 8, 7:07 PM EDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 276
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
225 PM EDT MON JUN 8 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  MARYLAND PANHANDLE
  CENTRAL AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
  NORTHWEST VIRGINIA
  EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 225 PM UNTIL
  800 PM EDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...SCATTERED STORMS WILL POSE A RISK FOR DAMAGING WINDS
AREA-WIDE. A COUPLE TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY ACROSS
PARTS OF CENTRAL/EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
WILLIAMSPORT PENNSYLVANIA TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF STAUNTON VIRGINIA.
 FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 274...WW 275...

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.


...GRAMS/HART

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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.