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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 385

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

625 PM CDT Thu Sep 20 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Northeast Iowa

  Southeast Minnesota

  Western and central Wisconsin



* Effective this Thursday night from 625 PM until Midnight CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible



SUMMARY...Fast-moving squall line with embedded bowing segments will

be capable of producing isolated to scattered severe wind gusts and

a brief tornado.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles

north and south of a line from 20 miles west southwest of Rochester

MN to 15 miles south southeast of Mosinee WI. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 383...WW 384...



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 500. Mean

storm motion vector 25050.



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