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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 235

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

340 PM MDT Thu Jun 28 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Eastern Montana

  Northwestern South Dakota



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 340 PM until

  1100 PM MDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely

  Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80

    mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 4

    inches in diameter likely



SUMMARY...Severe thunderstorms, including a few supercells with

tornadoes and very large/damaging hail, are expected to develop over

the MT part of the watch area and ultimately move/spread into

portions of the Dakotas.  The threat for severe wind will increase

as activity interacts with very rich low-level moisture and congeals

into clusters this evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles

north and south of a line from 95 miles west of Miles City MT to 10

miles northeast of Baker MT. For a complete depiction of the watch

see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for

tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch

area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for

threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements

and possible warnings.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 231...WW 232...WW

233...WW 234...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 4 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 650. Mean

storm motion vector 27035.



...Edwards



946 

WWUS20 KWNS 282139

SEL5

SPC WW 282139

MTZ000-SDZ000-290500-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 235

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

340 PM MDT Thu Jun 28 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Eastern Montana

  Northwestern South Dakota



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 340 PM until

  1100 PM MDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely

  Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80

    mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 4

    inches in diameter likely



SUMMARY...Severe thunderstorms, including a few supercells with

tornadoes and very large/damaging hail, are expected to develop over

the MT part of the watch area and ultimately move/spread into

portions of the Dakotas.  The threat for severe wind will increase

as activity interacts with very rich low-level moisture and congeals

into clusters this evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles

north and south of a line from 95 miles west of Miles City MT to 10

miles northeast of Baker MT. For a complete depiction of the watch

see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for

tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch

area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for

threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements

and possible warnings.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 231...WW 232...WW

233...WW 234...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 4 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 650. Mean

storm motion vector 27035.



...Edwards

