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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 314

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

305 PM CDT Sun Jun 28 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Parts of central and western North Dakota



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 305 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to form along a stalled front

across central North Dakota and intensify quickly in the next couple

of hours.  The storm environment will favor a threat for tornadoes

and isolated very large hail with the initial storms along the

front.  Later this afternoon/evening, storms will likely grow into

clusters/line segments with a continuing large hail and damaging

wind threat.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles

east and west of a line from 55 miles north northeast of Minot ND to

80 miles southwest of Bismarck ND. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 312...WW 313...



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

surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean

storm motion vector 21015.



...Thompson

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