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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 503

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

820 PM CDT THU AUG 29 2013



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  NORTHEAST MINNESOTA

  NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN

  LAKE MICHIGAN

  LAKE SUPERIOR



* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 820 PM

  UNTIL 400 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SEVERAL TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WITH A FEW SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75

    MPH POSSIBLE

  SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE

MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF

DULUTH MINNESOTA TO 30 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF MANITOWOC

WISCONSIN.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 502...



DISCUSSION...TSTM CLUSTER NOW IN NE MN /BETWEEN BRD AND DLH/

EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ESE INTO NW WI LATER TNGT...IN TANDEM WITH

ASSOCIATED SFC WAVE NOW IN THE VICINITY. OTHER STORMS/CLUSTERS ARE

EXPECTED TO MOVE/DEVELOP ALONG OUTFLOW-REINFORCED WARM FRONT

EXTENDING ESE FROM THE WAVE INTO NRN WI AS LLJ STRENGTHENS AND VEERS

ACROSS REGION. 40+ KT WNWLY DEEP SHEAR AND PRESENCE OF RICH LOW-LVL

MOISTURE BENEATH DEEP EML /SAMPLED BY MSP 00Z/30 RAOB/ SUGGEST

POTENTIAL FOR SUPERCELLS/LEWPS WITH A RISK FOR DMGG WIND AND

POSSIBLY A COUPLE TORNADOES. IN ADDITION TO LOW-LVL WAA...ASCENT

WILL BE PROVIDED BY UPR IMPULSE AMPLIFYING ESE ACROSS MN/SW ONT.



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 29030.





...CORFIDI

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