944  
WWUS20 KWNS 160139  
SEL6  
SPC WW 160139  
IAZ000-KSZ000-MNZ000-NEZ000-160800-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 516  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
840 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
WESTERN IOWA  
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS  
EXTREME SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA  
EASTERN NEBRASKA  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 840 PM  
UNTIL 300 AM CDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE  
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...A LINE OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE SPREAD EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD  
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE OCCASIONAL  
SEVERE OUTFLOW GUSTS OF 60-70 MPH AND ISOLATED LARGE HAIL NEAR 1  
INCH DIAMETER.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50  
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES WEST NORTHWEST  
OF WORTHINGTON MN TO 40 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF BEATRICE NE. FOR A  
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE  
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).  
 
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 513...WW 514...WW 515...  
 
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO  
1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW  
CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR  
30030.  
 
...THOMPSON  
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