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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 416

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

555 PM CDT Sat Jul 15 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Central and southern Wisconsin

  Lake Michigan



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning from 555

  PM until 100 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to increase in coverage and

intensity near a cold front moving southward to southeastward across

the watch area.  Occasional damaging gusts and large hail are

possible.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85

statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles west southwest

of Camp Douglas WI to Manitowoc WI. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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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AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE and ALOFT

TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE and SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60

KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 34030.





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