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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 259

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

400 PM MDT FRI JUN 5 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  CENTRAL AND EASTERN MONTANA



* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON FROM 400 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP...INCREASE IN

COVERAGE AND INTENSIFY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THE REST OF

THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED SEVERE GUSTS

ARE POSSIBLE INITIALLY...AND SOME STORM CLUSTERS MAY OFFER A LOCALLY

ENHANCED WIND THREAT TOWARD EARLY EVENING.  SEE SPC MESOSCALE

DISCUSSION 900 FOR INITIAL METEOROLOGICAL REASONING.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 140

STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 75 MILES WEST

SOUTHWEST OF BROADUS MONTANA TO 60 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF

GLASGOW MONTANA.  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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 258...



AVIATION...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 500. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 24025.





...EDWARDS

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479 

WWUS20 KWNS 052201

SEL9

SPC WW 052201

MTZ000-060600-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 259

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

400 PM MDT FRI JUN 5 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  CENTRAL AND EASTERN MONTANA



* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON FROM 400 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP...INCREASE IN

COVERAGE AND INTENSIFY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THE REST OF

THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED SEVERE GUSTS

ARE POSSIBLE INITIALLY...AND SOME STORM CLUSTERS MAY OFFER A LOCALLY

ENHANCED WIND THREAT TOWARD EARLY EVENING.  SEE SPC MESOSCALE

DISCUSSION 900 FOR INITIAL METEOROLOGICAL REASONING.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 140

STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 75 MILES WEST

SOUTHWEST OF BROADUS MONTANA TO 60 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF

GLASGOW MONTANA.  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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 258...



AVIATION...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 500. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 24025.





...EDWARDS

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