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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 258

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

155 AM CDT Tue Jul 3 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Extreme western Minnesota

  Southern and central North Dakota

  Northern South Dakota



* Effective this Tuesday morning from 155 AM until 900 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Complexes of thunderstorms are expected to affect the

watch area, both from the west and southeast, through the remainder

of the overnight and into midmorning.  This activity will offer

risks for damaging gusts and sporadic large hail.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75

statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles north

northwest of Buffalo SD to 30 miles southeast of Fargo ND. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



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 threatening

weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible

warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce

tornadoes.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...This severe thunderstorm watch replaces

severe thunderstorm watch number 256. Watch number 256 will not

be in effect after 155 AM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 257...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector

27035.



...Edwards

