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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 242

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

240 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2016



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  WESTERN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN

  NORTHERN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN

  LAKE SUPERIOR



* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 240 PM UNTIL

  900 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING AND

INTENSIFY FROM NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN INTO WEST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN

AND SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.  A FEW TORNADOES MAY

BE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER STORMS...ALONG WITH A MORE WIDESPREAD

THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF

IRONWOOD MICHIGAN TO 20 MILES EAST OF EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN.  FOR

A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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.



&&



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27030.





...WEISS

