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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 403

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1230 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2016



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA

  NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN

  LAKE SUPERIOR



* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING FROM 1230 AM UNTIL 700 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75

    MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...THIS BOWING COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH A HISTORY OF

DAMAGING AND SEVERE GUSTS IS EXPECTED TO PROCEED QUICKLY

EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...TOWARD WESTERN LAKE

SUPERIOR AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.  THE MAIN THREAT WILL CONTINUE

TO BE WIND DAMAGE UNTIL THE STORMS ENCOUNTER AIR TOO STABLE TO

SUSTAIN THEM.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80

STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF

BRAINERD MINNESOTA TO 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF ELY MINNESOTA.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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 402...



AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT

TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS.

A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION

VECTOR 29040.





...EDWARDS

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