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WWUS20 KWNS 290305
SEL5
SPC WW 290305
IAZ000-MNZ000-290900-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 555
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1005 PM CDT MON JUL 28 2025
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN IOWA
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 1005 PM
UNTIL 400 AM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 85
MPH LIKELY
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...AN INTENSE AND WELL-ORGANIZED CONVECTIVE LINE IS MOVING
QUICKLY INTO NORTHEAST IA. THIS LINE SHOULD REMAIN INTENSE AS IT
CONTINUES PROGRESSING EASTWARD OR PERHAPS EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. STRONG GUSTS ARE LIKELY WITHIN THIS LINE,
INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR GUST REACHING TO AROUND 85 MPH. A BRIEF
LINE-EMBEDDED TORNADO IS POSSIBLE AS WELL. ADDITIONALLY, ANOTHER
CONVECTIVE LINE IS MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD INTO MORE OF SOUTHEAST MN.
DAMAGING GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THIS LINE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS
AS WELL.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES SOUTH OF
SPENCER IA TO 50 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF CEDAR RAPIDS IA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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 553...WW 554...
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO
1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS. A
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR
28045.
...MOSIER
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