Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Connecticut Much of New Jersey Southeast New York and Long Island Eastern Pennsylvania Coastal Waters
- Effective this Wednesday night from 615 PM until Midnight EDT.
- Primary threats include… Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
SUMMARY…A band of strong to severe thunderstorms is forecast to move east into and across much of the Watch area this evening. A risk for strong to severe gusts (50-65 mph) capable of wind damage will potentially accompany the stronger thunderstorms. An isolated threat for large hail (1 to 1.5 inches in diameter) may exist with any discrete and intense thunderstorms.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles west northwest of Windsor Locks CT to 10 miles southwest of Philadelphia PA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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.