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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 259

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

210 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  WISCONSIN

  LAKE MICHIGAN



* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 210 PM

  UNTIL 800 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...LOW-TOPPED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS

CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SUBSEQUENTLY SPREAD EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD

EAST-CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND

EVENING HOURS. MODESTLY STRENGTHENING LOW-LEVEL SHEAR AND THE

PROXIMITY OF AN UPPER LOW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SOME TORNADO

POTENTIAL...PARTICULARLY ACROSS CENTRAL TO EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN

NEAR A SURFACE LOW/WARM FRONT. SEVERE HAIL AND WIND WILL ALSO BE

POSSIBLE.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF

RHINELANDER WISCONSIN TO 50 MILES SOUTH OF OSHKOSH WISCONSIN.

FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



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 258...



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

450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29025.





...GUYER

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