WOUS40 KWNS 211715 PWOSPC CTZ000-MAZ000-NHZ000-NYZ000-PAZ000-VTZ000-220200- PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1214 PM CDT WED JUL 21 2010 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST UNITED STATES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF DAMAGING WINDS OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST US THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE CONNECTICUT WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS NEW HAMPSHIRE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEW YORK NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA VERMONT ELSEWHERE...SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM...THE MID ATLANTIC STATES NORTHWARD THROUGH MAINE. WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST UNITED STATES...AHEAD OF A STRONG UPPER TROUGH. UNSEASONABLY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND COOL TEMPERATURES IN THE MID/UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL SUPPORT THE RISK OF NUMEROUS STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF STORMS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN RATHER WIDESPREAD COVERAGE OF DAMAGING WIND REPORTS TODAY. STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE MONITORING THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. THOSE IN THE THREATENED AREA ARE URGED TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES AND TO LISTEN TO RADIO...TELEVISION...AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND STATEMENTS LATER TODAY. ..HART.. 07/21/2010