NWS has issued a Tornado Watch for Northeast PA from 11:30 am to 7:00 pm 05/20/2022
Tornado Watch
Fri 11:38 AM - Fri 7:00 PM
Watch county notification for watch 251
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1138 AM EDT Fri May 20 2022
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Northern Delaware, Northern Maryland, New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, Northern Virginia, Eastern West Virginia Panhandle, Coastal Waters
* Effective this Friday morning and evening from 1135 AM until 700 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple of tornadoes possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are increasing over western Pennsylvania. This activity will track rapidly eastward across the watch area today, posing a risk of damaging winds and a few tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 15 miles west southwest of Altoona PA to 15 miles south of Newark NJ. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 27040.
