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WWUS20 KWNS 152215
SEL5
SPC WW 152215
IAZ000-MNZ000-NEZ000-SDZ000-160600-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 205
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
515 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
WESTERN INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN IOWA
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
EASTERN NEBRASKA
FAR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 515
PM UNTIL 100 AM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 80
MPH LIKELY
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3.5
INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY EARLY
THIS EVENING. SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL ARE EXPECTED
INITIALLY (DIAMETERS BETWEEN 2.5 TO 3.5 INCHES). A TORNADO OR TWO
IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS EVENING. UPSCALE GROWTH INTO ONE OR TWO
BANDS OR BOWING SEGMENTS IS EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING WITH SEVERE
WIND GUSTS BECOMING MORE PREVALENT. PEAK GUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
THUNDERSTORM BANDS WILL PROBABLY RANGE 70-80 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 95
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
ROCHESTER MN TO 5 MILES NORTH OF COLUMBUS NE. 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 204...
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO
3.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR
27030.
...SMITH
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