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Mesoscale Discussion 593
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0593
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0312 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...CNTRL NY...CNTRL/SWRN PA
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 213...
   
   VALID 262012Z - 262115Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 213
   CONTINUES.
   
   AS OF 20Z...STRONG TO SEVERE TSTMS PERSISTED FROM NEAR SYR S/SWWD
   INTO SWRN PA WITH RECENT REPORTS OF GOLF-BALL SIZED HAIL IN SYR AND
   A MEASURED 53 KT GUST AT KJST. GIVEN STRONG MID-LEVEL SWLYS...AOA 50
   KT AT 5 KM AGL IN THE BUF/PBZ/RLX VWP DATA...CLUSTERS WITH EMBEDDED
   SUPERCELL STRUCTURES SHOULD PERSIST AND LIKELY PEAK WITHIN THE NEXT
   COUPLE OF HOURS COINCIDENT WITH THE DIURNAL HEATING MAXIMUM. THE
   SUPERCELL JUST E OF SYR APPEARS TO BE LOCATED ALONG THE W/E WARM
   FRONTAL ZONE...WHICH COULD AID IN A LOCALIZED TORNADO THREAT.
   OTHERWISE...DOWNSTREAM CU FIELD ALONG BOUNDARY /INVOF ALB/ APPEARS
   TO HAVE RECENTLY FLATTENED AND MAY INDICATE ADDITIONAL TSTM
   DEVELOPMENT IS UNLIKELY IN THE NEAR-TERM. NEVERTHELESS...WFO AREAL
   EXTENSION OF WW 216 OR AN ADDITIONAL WW MAY BECOME NECESSARY IF
   TSTMS MAINTAIN INTENSITY TO THE ERN EXTENT OF WW 216.
   
   ..GRAMS.. 04/26/2011
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...BOX...BTV...ALY...PHI...BGM...BUF...CTP...LWX...
   PBZ...
   
   LAT...LON   43277622 44187478 44487360 44197291 43677253 43137259
               42687286 41577506 39677767 39688058 40268020 41337877
               43277622 
   
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