157  
WWUS20 KWNS 072025  
SEL4  
SPC WW 072025  
MNZ000-NDZ000-080300-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 494  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
330 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2025  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
NORTHWEST MINNESOTA  
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 330 PM UNTIL  
1000 PM CDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2  
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE  
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY ACROSS THE WATCH  
AREA THIS AFTERNOON, WITH A FEW INTENSE/SUPERCELL STORMS POSSIBLE.  
LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, AND PERHAPS A TORNADO OR TWO ARE ALL  
POSSIBLE.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55  
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES WEST NORTHWEST  
OF HALLOCK MN TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF FARGO ND. FOR A COMPLETE  
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE  
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).  
 
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...WW 493...  
 
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  
28030.  
 
...HART  
 
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