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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 410

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1000 PM CDT Tue Jul 11 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Central Minnesota



* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 1000 PM

  until 400 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Strong/severe storms will continue to move to the east and

southeast into the early morning hours into central Minnesota.  The

more intense storms/supercells will be capable of producing large

hail and damaging winds, and there is still some possibility for

upscale growth with storm mergers.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80

statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles north northwest

of Saint Cloud MN to 40 miles east southeast of Redwood Falls MN.

For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch

outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 408...WW 409...



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

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

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

30025.



...Thompson

