Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post - ***severe t-storm watch #343***

CanisLupusArctos · 07-08-2020, 02:13 PM

Severe Thunderstorm Watch #343 is now in effect until 10 p.m. and includes all of New Hampshire. That means conditions are favorable in and near the watch area. In addition, there are already warnings issued for a couple of storms within the watch area.

"Severe" means wind (straight line or rotating) or hail that are capable of damage, and nothing else.

ALL thunderstorms have lightning, and one strike is enough to be fatal or start a fire. A squall can produce torrential rain without any lightning. Some thunderstorms produce no rain because it evaporates as it leaves the cloud.

Today's main "severe" threats are straight-line wind gusts and hail. In addition to the severe threats, there is also potential for torrential downpours and flash flooding. As with any thunderstorm, lightning is always a potential problem even when it's the only pulse a cloud ever produces.

Here is the link to the watch, issued by the NOAA Storm Prediction Center in Norman OK: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0343.html

Warnings (and other localized info products) come from the National Weather Service (NWS) in Gray ME: www.weather.gov/gyx Scroll down to the bottom of the page for radar and satellite images.

Stay safe!

07-08-2020, 02:13 PM	#1
CanisLupusArctos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,049 Thanks: 15 Thanked 472 Times in 107 Posts	*severe t-storm watch #343* Severe Thunderstorm Watch #343 is now in effect until 10 p.m. and includes all of New Hampshire. That means conditions are favorable in and near the watch area. In addition, there are already warnings issued for a couple of storms within the watch area. "Severe" means wind (straight line or rotating) or hail that are capable of damage, and nothing else. ALL thunderstorms have lightning, and one strike is enough to be fatal or start a fire. A squall can produce torrential rain without any lightning. Some thunderstorms produce no rain because it evaporates as it leaves the cloud. Today's main "severe" threats are straight-line wind gusts and hail. In addition to the severe threats, there is also potential for torrential downpours and flash flooding. As with any thunderstorm, lightning is always a potential problem even when it's the only pulse a cloud ever produces. Here is the link to the watch, issued by the NOAA Storm Prediction Center in Norman OK: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0343.html Warnings (and other localized info products) come from the National Weather Service (NWS) in Gray ME: www.weather.gov/gyx Scroll down to the bottom of the page for radar and satellite images. Stay safe!