225  
WWUS20 KWNS 072013  
SEL3  
SPC WW 072013  
IAZ000-MNZ000-NEZ000-SDZ000-080300-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 493  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
315 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2025  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
NORTHWEST IOWA  
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA  
NORTHEAT NEBRASKA  
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 315 PM UNTIL  
1000 PM CDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS  
TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY  
 
SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE INTENSIFYING ALONG A LINE ACROSS  
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. THESE STORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE WATCH  
AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING, POSING A RISK OF  
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. A TORNADO OR TWO IS POSSIBLE.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75  
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES EAST OF SIOUX  
FALLS SD TO 15 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF AINSWORTH NE. FOR A COMPLETE  
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE  
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).  
 
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 492...  
 
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  
30030.  
 
...HART  
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