SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 547
WW 547 SEVERE TSTM MA NY VT 161750Z – 170100Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 547 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 150 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Western Massachusetts Eastern New York Central and Southern Vermont * Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 150 PM until 900 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts to 75 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms over central New York will track quickly eastward across the watch area this afternoon, posing a risk of damaging winds. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles north northeast of Saranac Lake NY to 30 miles southwest of Pittsfield MA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). 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 546... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 27030. ...Hart
