SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 687

WW 687 SEVERE TSTM CT DE MD NJ NY CW 161950Z - 170200Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 687 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 350 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Western Connecticut Delaware Eastern Maryland New Jersey Far Southern New York Coastal Waters * Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 350 PM until 1000 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...A line of storms will continue to progress east-northeastward toward the region into this evening, with wind damage as the primary severe hazard. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles northeast of Poughkeepsie NY to 35 miles south southwest of Dover DE. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threa...