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WWUS20 KWNS 161950
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SPC WW 161950
MNZ000-WIZ000-170200-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 423
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
255 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2025
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL MINNESOTA
WESTERN WISCONSIN
* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 255 PM UNTIL
900 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5
INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON NEAR A COLD
FRONT SWEEPING EASTWARD ACROSS THE MINNESOTA, WITH A FEW SUPERCELLS
EXPECTED. LARGE HAIL IS THE MAIN CONCERN, BUT THE STRONGEST STORMS
MAY ALSO POSE A RISK OF DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST OF ALEXANDRIA MN TO 80
MILES NORTHEAST OF MINNEAPOLIS MN. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE
WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN
STORM MOTION VECTOR 27030.
...HART
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