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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 241

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1050 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  West central and southwest Lower Michigan

  Lake Michigan



* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 1050 PM

  until 400 AM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A convective system will move eastward across Lake

Michigan and may remain intact after reaching Lower Michigan.

Damaging gusts will be the main threat, along with isolated large

hail.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles northwest of

Muskegon MI to 25 miles north northeast of Lansing MI. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 240...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few

cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector

27040.



...Thompson

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