

701 

WWUS20 KWNS 201731

SEL1

SPC WW 201731

MNZ000-201800-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TEST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 9991...TEST

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1235 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A...TEST...

 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       TEST NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TEST TEST



EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON FROM 1235 PM UNTIL 100 PM CDT.



HAIL TO 0.5 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 60

MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.



THE TEST SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG

AND 60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES EAST

NORTHEAST OF INTERNATIONAL FALLS MINNESOTA TO 20 MILES WEST

SOUTHWEST OF HIBBING MINNESOTA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE

WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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 92...WW 9990...



DISCUSSION...TEST



AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT

TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 50

KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 300. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 24010.





...SPC - TEST

