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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 595

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1015 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Northern Iowa

  Southern Minnesota



* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 1015 PM

  until 500 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...A well-organized line of storms will continue to

accelerate generally eastward across southern Minnesota and northern

Iowa during the late evening and overnight hours. Damaging winds can

be expected along with some hail and possibly a brief tornado risk.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles north northwest

of Mankato MN to 20 miles south southeast of Fort Dodge IA. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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...CONTINUE...WW 592...WW 593...WW 594...



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

2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A

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

28030.



...Guyer

