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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 325

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1245 PM CDT Tue Jun 4 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Eastern and Central Minnesota

  Western Wisconsin

  Lake Superior



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 1245 PM until

  800 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Multiple clusters of thunderstorms are expected to

intensify this afternoon across the watch area, with a risk of

damaging wind gusts and hail in the strongest activity.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles east of Redwood

Falls MN to 35 miles north northwest of Ely MN. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 324...



AVIATION...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

28030.



...Hart

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