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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 63

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

245 PM CST Mon Mar 6 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Central and southern Minnesota

  Far west-central Wisconsin



* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 245 PM until

  1000 PM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Widely scattered storms developing over southwest

Minnesota will spread northeast this evening with a risk for all

severe hazards.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles

east and west of a line from 40 miles north of Saint Cloud MN to 40

miles southwest of Rochester MN. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 61...WW 62...



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

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean

storm motion vector 22045.



...Grams

