458  
WWUS20 KWNS 151955  
SEL3  
SPC WW 151955  
MIZ000-MNZ000-WIZ000-LSZ000-160300-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 513  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
255 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
UPPER PENINSULA MICHIGAN  
CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL MINNESOTA  
NORTHERN WISCONSIN  
LAKE SUPERIOR  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 255 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  
 
SUMMARY...SCATTERED CLUSTERS OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL  
LIKELY DEVELOP THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST  
INTO THE EVENING. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF A  
RISK FOR LARGE HAIL AND SEVERE GUSTS.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45  
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTH  
SOUTHWEST OF ALEXANDRIA MN TO 115 MILES EAST OF IRONWOOD MI. 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.  
 
 
 
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  
26025.  
 
...SMITH  
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