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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 183

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1235 PM CDT Sun Jun 17 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  East-central Minnesota

  Northwest Wisconsin

  Lake Superior



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 1235 PM until

  900 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A cluster of strong to severe storms should develop east

from central Minnesota this afternoon. Damaging winds should be the

primary hazard, but a couple tornadoes and large hail will be

possible as well.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles

north and south of a line from 25 miles north northwest of Saint

Cloud MN to 60 miles south southeast of Kennedy WI. 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.



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

surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 26025.



...Grams

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