WWUS9 KMKC 021948
SEL2
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NYZ000-PAZ000-OHZ000-WVZ000-MDZ000-LEZ000-LOZ000-030200-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 492
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
348 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 1998

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

   WESTERN NEW YORK
   WESTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
   EASTERN OHIO
   NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
   WESTERN MARYLAND
   LAKE ERIE
   LAKE ONTARIO

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 415 PM UNTIL 1000
PM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 90 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF MORGANTOWN WEST VIRGINIA
TO 45 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF BUFFALO NEW YORK.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND 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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...  CONTINUE...WW 491...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE INCREASING RAPIDLY AHEAD OF STRONG
UPPER SHORTWAVE. ALTHOUGH THE AIR MASS IS ONLY WEAKLY-MODERATELY
UNSTABLE...STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL SUPPORT ORGANIZED SEVERE
CONVECTION...INCLUDING SUPERCELLS.


AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES.  EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 480.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.


...VESCIO

;390,0815 433,0801 433,0763 390,0783;

WWUS9 KMKC 022039
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MKC WW 022039
NYZ000-PAZ000-NJZ000-030300-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 493
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
439 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 1998

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

   CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW YORK
   CENTRAL AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
   WESTERN NEW JERSEY

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 515 PM UNTIL 1100
PM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 85 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF HARRISBURG PENNSYLVANIA
TO 35 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF UTICA NEW YORK.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND 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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...  CONTINUE...WW 491...WW 492...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ALONG LEE
TROUGH OVER PA. SHEAR PROFILES ARE VERY FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS
AND TORNADOES.


AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES.  EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 480.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.


...VESCIO

;394,0780 433,0772 433,0735 394,0745;