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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 377

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

515 PM CDT Wed Jun 28 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southern Wisconsin



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 515 PM

  until 1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A band of intense storms from northeast Iowa into far

southwest Wisconsin will spread eastward into the evening with a

threat to produce several tornadoes, strong wind gusts and possible

hail.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles

east and west of a line from 15 miles west southwest of Janesville

WI to 35 miles north of Madison WI. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



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 375...WW 376...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 450. Mean

storm motion vector 26030.



...Weiss

