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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 247

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

245 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA

  NORTH-CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA



* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 245 PM UNTIL

  1000 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...SEVERE STORMS INCLUDING SUPERCELLS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP

ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WITH A RISK FOR A COUPLE OF

TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING OUTFLOW WINDS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE

MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF

BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA TO 55 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JAMESTOWN

NORTH DAKOTA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



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.



&&



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 27020.





...MEAD

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NDZ000-SDZ000-030300-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 247

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

245 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA

  NORTH-CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA



* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 245 PM UNTIL

  1000 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...SEVERE STORMS INCLUDING SUPERCELLS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP

ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WITH A RISK FOR A COUPLE OF

TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING OUTFLOW WINDS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE

MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF

BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA TO 55 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JAMESTOWN

NORTH DAKOTA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



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.



&&



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 27020.





...MEAD

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