SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1230 PM UNTIL 800 PM EDT.

HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER…THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH…AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

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.

DISCUSSION…TSTMS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INCREASING ALONG DIFFUSE COLD FRONT NOW BISECTING PA. OTHER STORMS MAY FORM AHEAD OF FRONT ALONG LEE TROUGH. STRENGTH OF DEEP UNIDIRECTIONAL WIND FIELD AND CONTINUED LOW LVL DESTABILIZATION LIKELY WILL LEAD TO INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR DMGG WIND GUSTS AS STORMS…INCLUDING A FEW SUPERCELLS…ORGANIZE INTO SHORT LINE/BANDS.

…CORFIDI