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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 265

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

910 PM CDT Sat Jun 6 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  much of North Dakota

  eastern South Dakota



* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 910 PM

  until 400 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Widespread damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A band of severe thunderstorms -- producing widespread

damaging winds -- will continue advancing rapidly northeastward

across the Dakotas tonight.  In addition to the damaging wind

threat, hail will also be possible as storms progress across the

watch area.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 100

statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles north

northwest of Williston ND to 35 miles east northeast of Aberdeen SD.

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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 264...



AVIATION...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

24050.



...Goss

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