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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 306

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

550 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  NORTHEAST IOWA

  SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA

  SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN



* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 550 PM

  UNTIL 100 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS

    TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE

MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF

ROCHESTER MINNESOTA TO 60 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LA CROSSE WISCONSIN.

 FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 302...WW 303...WW

304...WW 305...



DISCUSSION...BOWING MCS IS EXPECTED TO MATURE AND SURGE ESEWD FROM

SRN MN/NRN IA INTO THE WATCH AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY RISK...THOUGH A COUPLE TORNADOES

WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH CIRCULATIONS IN THE MCS...AND THE STRONGER

CELLS MAY ALSO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL.



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28035.





...THOMPSON

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