SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 206

WW 206 SEVERE TSTM PA 012235Z – 020300Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 206
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
635 PM EDT Thu May 1 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Southern and Central Pennsylvania

* Effective this Thursday evening from 635 PM until 1100 PM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Strong to severe storms in the vicinity of a warm front
advancing northward will be capable of strong to severe gusts (55-70
mph) and large hail.  This activity will spread northeastward
through the Watch with a gradual weakening expected towards mid to
late evening.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles south
southwest of Dubois PA to 60 miles east southeast of State College
PA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch
outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 203...WW 204...WW 205...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector
22035.

...Smith

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