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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 452

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

400 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Central and southern Minnesota

  Southeastern North Dakota

  Eastern South Dakota

  Northwestern Wisconsin



* Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 400 AM until

  100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...A large area of thunderstorms initially over South Dakota

and southern North Dakota should evolve into an eastward to

east-northeastward-surging complex over the watch area, with

damaging and severe winds the main threat through at least midday.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80

statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles west northwest

of Watertown SD to 60 miles northeast of Minneapolis MN. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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 451...



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

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector

26040.



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