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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

9:30PM UPDATE



Starting Off This Evening, The Severe Thunderstorm Watch Goes to 10PM and May be extended, more on that below. Also A Flood Warning For Litchfield County as been issued until 3Am.

The Storm Prediction Center has issued the latest Mesoscale Discussion, And it is Below




MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1887

 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0826 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...NY MA CT RI NJ PA MD DE

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE

VALID 240126Z - 240230Z

A NEW SEVERE TSTM WATCH MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS
PARTS OF THE MID ATLANTIC/NORTHEAST. COORDINATION ON A PROPOSED
WATCH WILL OCCUR SHORTLY.

NUMEROUS CLUSTERS OF STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE
FROM THE DELMARVA NWD ACROSS THE NYC/BOS METRO AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT
AS POTENT UPPER TROUGH OVER OH VALLEY CONTINUES TO TAKE ON NEGATIVE
TILT...SPREADS EAST...AND MAINTAINS ASCENT ACROSS THE REGION.
DESPITE WIDESPREAD CONVECTIVE OVERTURNING...PLENTIFUL DEEP-LAYER
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO FUEL THUNDERSTORMS IN AN ENVIRONMENT
CHARACTERIZED BY STRONG FORCING AND SHEAR. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY
RAINFALL/FLOODING THREAT...SMALL SCALE LEWPS/BOWS MAY OCCASIONALLY
EMERGE FROM THE GENERALLY SW-NE BAND OF INTENSE FRONTAL CONVECTION
NOW ESTABLISHED ALONG MUCH OF THE ERN SEABOARD.
UNCHARACTERISTICALLY...TIME OF DAY MAY NOT BE ENOUGH OF A LIMITING
FACTOR TO PRECLUDE ANOTHER SEVERE TSTM WATCH BEING NEEDED FOR PARTS
OF THE AREA AND WATCH COORDINATION WILL COMMENCE SHORTLY.

..CARBIN.. 07/24/2008

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