[CALV-AUXCOMM] SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 261

[Eric Christensen]

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 261
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
155 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
  WESTERN AND CENTRAL MARYLAND
  EASTERN OHIO
  PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
  PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN VIRGINIA
  MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA
  COASTAL WATERS

* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 155 PM UNTIL
  1000 PM EDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH EXPECTED
  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
  A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS OHIO AT THIS TIME ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AS THEY MOVE QUICKLY
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TOWARD VIRGINIA.  WIDESPREAD
STRONG/DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING...ALONG WITH SOME HAIL AND POSSIBLY A TORNADO OR TWO.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 100
STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ZANESVILLE OHIO TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF WASHINGTON DISTRICT OF
COLUM.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED
WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

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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AVIATION...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 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 29035.


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