

570 

WWUS20 KWNS 261751

SEL9

SPC WW 261751

NDZ000-261900-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TEST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 9999...TEST

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

ISSUED BY 15TH OWS SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE IL

1250 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A...TEST...



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA



* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON FROM 1250 PM UNTIL 200 PM

  CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



THE TEST SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG

AND 70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES

NORTHWEST OF MINOT NORTH DAKOTA TO 55 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF

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

THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



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.



&&



DISCUSSION...THIS IS A TEST SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. AGAIN, THIS

IS ONLY A TEST.



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 24035.





...15_OWS

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236 

WWUS20 KWNS 261751

SEL9

SPC WW 261751

NDZ000-261900-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TEST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 9999...TEST

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

ISSUED BY 15TH OWS SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE IL

1250 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A...TEST...



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA



* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON FROM 1250 PM UNTIL 200 PM

  CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



THE TEST SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG

AND 70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES

NORTHWEST OF MINOT NORTH DAKOTA TO 55 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF

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

THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



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.



&&



DISCUSSION...THIS IS A TEST SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. AGAIN, THIS

IS ONLY A TEST.



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 24035.





...15_OWS

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