Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect until 9PM this evening
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 297
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
200 PM EDT Thu May 30 2019
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
District Of Columbia
Delaware
Maryland
New Jersey
Southeast Pennsylvania
Northern Virginia
Eastern West Virginia Panhandle
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 200 PM until 900 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph likely
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Initially discrete cells should consolidate into a
fast-moving cluster. Damaging winds are the primary hazard. A tornado or two is possible, mainly across the Delaware Valley.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles west southwest of Martinsburg WV to 25 miles east of Philadelphia PA. 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.
Instructions:
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.
Address/Location
Tatamy Borough
423 Broad St
Tatamy, PA 18045
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 610-252-7123
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning