Severe Thunderstorm Watch 206

Issued

May 26, 2021, 2:48 PM EDT (18:48 UTC)

Expired

May 26, 2021, 10:00 PM EDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

10%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

2%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

20%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

60%

• Mesoscale Discussion 746 Severe potential...watch possibleMay 26, 1:21 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 752 Severe thunderstorm watch 205...206May 26, 4:41 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 754 Severe thunderstorm watch 205...206May 26, 6:34 PM EDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 206
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
245 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Western Connecticut
  District Of Columbia
  Delaware
  Maryland
  New Jersey
  Southeast New York
  Eastern Pennsylvania
  Northern Virginia
  Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 245 PM
  until 1000 PM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to continue to develop over
parts of Pennsylvania and spread eastward across the watch area
through the evening hours.  Damaging winds will be the main threat
with the strongest cells.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles northwest of
Staunton VA to 5 miles south southeast of Lakehurst NJ. 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.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 205...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
26030.

...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.