HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

233 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012

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233 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012

…SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 300 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING…

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE

INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS WITH ISOLATED STRONG, GUSTY WINDS OR HAIL.

UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 80S TO NEAR 90 AND MODERATELY HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES NEAR 90 IN MANY AREAS… WITH LOWER TO MID 90S POSSIBLE IN URBANIZED AREAS. NOW MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO THINK ABOUT PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, SUCH AS INSTALLING AC UNITS FOR THE SUMMER. ALSO, WITH MONDAY BEING A HOLIDAY, PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE SURE TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO SEND IN REPORTS OF HIGH WINDS OR HAIL TO

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.