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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 180

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

340 PM CDT Sat Jun 16 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Western Minnesota

  Far southeast North Dakota

  Northeast South Dakota



* Effective this Saturday afternoon from 340 PM until Midnight

  CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible



SUMMARY...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms should develop along a

nearly stationary front this evening. Environment is conducive to

intense storms as a few supercells likely evolve with all severe

hazards possible.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles

north and south of a line from 40 miles south southwest of Aberdeen

SD to 35 miles east northeast of Alexandria MN. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



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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AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean

storm motion vector 25025.



...Grams

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