Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 206

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   SEL6

   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.

   &&

   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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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW6 
   WW 206 SEVERE TSTM PA 012235Z - 020300Z
   AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   45SSW DUJ/DUBOIS PA/ - 60ESE UNV/STATE COLLEGE PA/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM N/S /24NW JST - 20NNE HAR/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22035.

   LAT...LON 41307923 41247679 39797679 39847923

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU6.

Watch 206 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 206

VALID 020105Z - 020240Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 NW MRB TO
20 ENE LBE TO 40 N UNV.

..MOORE..05/02/25

ATTN...WFO...CTP...PBZ...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 206 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

PAC001-009-013-021-027-041-055-057-061-067-087-099-109-119-
020240-

PA 
.    PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAMS		     BEDFORD		 BLAIR		     
CAMBRIA 	     CENTRE		 CUMBERLAND	     
FRANKLIN	     FULTON		 HUNTINGDON	     
JUNIATA 	     MIFFLIN		 PERRY		     
SNYDER		     UNION		 
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 206

VALID 012350Z - 020040Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 NE PIT TO
25 WNW MRB.

..MOORE..05/01/25

ATTN...WFO...CTP...PBZ...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 206 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

PAC001-009-013-021-027-033-041-055-057-061-063-065-067-087-099-
109-119-020040-

PA 
.    PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAMS		     BEDFORD		 BLAIR		     
CAMBRIA 	     CENTRE		 CLEARFIELD	     
CUMBERLAND	     FRANKLIN		 FULTON 	     
HUNTINGDON	     INDIANA		 JEFFERSON	     
JUNIATA 	     MIFFLIN		 PERRY		     
SNYDER		     UNION		 
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

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