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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 304

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

315 PM CDT Sat Jun 3 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Western and Central Upper Michigan

  North Central and Northeast Wisconsin

  Lake Michigan



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 315 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorm developing over western upper Michigan and

north central Wisconsin are expected to intensify as they move

east-southeastward into the evening hours.  Damaging wind gusts and

hail will be possible with stronger storms.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles either side of a line from 30 miles northwest of

Rhinelander WI to 15 miles southeast of Escanaba MI. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector

27025.



...Weiss

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