NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0316 AM CDT THU JUL 26 2012
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS OVER PARTS OF THE
OHIO VALLEY TO INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON.
 
Maps, Graphics, Technical discussion:
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html
 
THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE
 
  CONNECTICUT
  SOUTHEAST INDIANA
  WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
  NORTHERN NEW JERSEY
  SOUTHEAST NEW YORK
  CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OHIO
  MUCH OF PENNSYLVANIA
  THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE
 
ELSEWHERE...SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM OKLAHOMA TO
THE MID ATLANTIC REGION...AND ACROSS WISCONSIN.
 
THE RISK FOR WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM MIDDAY TO
MID AFTERNOON FROM INDIANA AND OHIO ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHEAST
NEW YORK...INTO WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND CONNECTICUT.  NEW
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TODAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH A
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS NEW YORK
TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY EARLY TONIGHT...AND ALONG A TRAILING COLD
FRONT ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA INTO THE OHIO VALLEY.  HOW FAR SOUTH
ONGOING THUNDERSTORMS PROGRESS INTO NEW YORK...PENNSYLVANIA...OHIO
...AND INDIANA THIS MORNING WILL ALSO INFLUENCE THE LOCATION OF NEW
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT LATER TODAY.  THE NEW AFTERNOON STORMS WILL
MOVE QUICKLY EASTWARD IN SEVERAL BANDS ACROSS THE MODERATE RISK
AREA...WHEN THE STORM ENVIRONMENT WILL BECOME QUITE SUPPORTIVE OF
DAMAGING WINDS WITH HOT AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...STRONG
INSTABILITY...AND MODERATELY STRONG WINDS IN THE MIDDLE PARTS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE.  ADDITIONALLY...A COUPLE OF TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PRIMARILY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW YORK
INTO WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND CONNECTICUT.
 
STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE MONITORING THIS DEVELOPING
SITUATION. THOSE IN THE THREATENED AREA ARE URGED TO REVIEW SEVERE
WEATHER SAFETY RULES AND TO LISTEN TO RADIO...TELEVISION...AND NOAA
WEATHER RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND STATEMENTS LATER
TODAY.
 
Athens OH 7-Day Forecast (updates 4-5 times daily):
http://climate.athens.oh.us/Athens-7Day/
 
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