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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 351

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

735 PM CDT Sun Aug 26 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Extreme west central Minnesota

  Southeastern North Dakota

  North central and northeastern South Dakota



* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 735 PM

  until 200 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Isolated supercells will be possible the next few hours

across north central and northeastern South Dakota into southeastern

North Dakota, with the threat for a couple of tornadoes and very

large hail.  Later this evening into early tonight, storm coverage

should increase into southeastern North Dakota and Minnesota, with

an attendant threat for damaging winds and large hail.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles

north and south of a line from 85 miles west of Aberdeen SD to 55

miles north of Ortonville MN. For a complete depiction of the watch

see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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 350...



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

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

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean

storm motion vector 25035.



...Thompson

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