715   
WWUS20 KWNS 262210  
SEL5    
SPC WW 262210  
ORZ000-WAZ000-270400-  
  
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 65  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
310 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2025  
  
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
  
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF   
  NORTHWEST OREGON  
  WESTERN WASHINGTON  
  
* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 310 PM  
  UNTIL 900 PM PDT.  
  
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2  
    INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY  
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE  
  A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE  
  
SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER  
PARTS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND TRACK NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE  
WATCH AREA THROUGH EARLY EVENING.  LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND  
GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGEST CELLS.  
  
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45  
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTH OF SALEM  
OR TO 5 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF SEATTLE WA. FOR A COMPLETE  
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE  
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).  
  
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.  
  
  
  
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  
22030.  
  
...HART  
 
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