Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 302
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
220 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
District Of Columbia
Western and Central Maryland
Central Pennsylvania
Northern Virginia
Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 220 PM until
1000 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Clusters of thunderstorms will move across the mountains
into the watch area this afternoon, with damaging winds and hail
possible in the strongest cells.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85
statute miles east and west of a line from 65 miles east southeast
of Elkins WV to 25 miles northeast of Williamsport PA. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 25 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
ADAMS BEDFORD BLAIR
CENTRE CLINTON COLUMBIA
CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN FRANKLIN
FULTON HUNTINGDON JUNIATA
LANCASTER LEBANON LYCOMING
MIFFLIN MONTOUR NORTHUMBERLAND
PERRY SCHUYLKILL SNYDER
SULLIVAN TIOGA UNION
YORK
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALTOONA, BEDFORD, BERWICK,
BLOOMSBURG, CARLISLE, CHAMBERSBURG, DANVILLE, GETTYSBURG,
HARRISBURG, HERSHEY, HUNTINGDON, LANCASTER, LAPORTE, LEBANON,
LEWISBURG, LEWISTOWN, LOCK HAVEN, MANSFIELD, MCCONNELLSBURG,
MIFFLINTOWN, MOUNT UNION, NEWPORT, POTTSVILLE, RENOVO,
SELINSGROVE, SHAMOKIN, STATE COLLEGE, SUNBURY, WAYNESBORO,
WELLSBORO, WILLIAMSPORT, AND YORK.
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 299...WW 300...WW 301...
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 500. Mean storm motion vector
27030.