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WWUS20 KWNS 172310
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SPC WW 172310
IAZ000-MNZ000-180600-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 216
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
610 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN IOWA
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 610 PM
UNTIL 100 AM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75
MPH LIKELY
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE WATCH
AREA FROM THE WEST THIS EVENING. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL
INCLUDE SUPERCELLS AND INTENSE THUNDERSTORM CLUSTERS, WHICH WILL
YIELD A RISK FOR TORNADOES (PERHAPS A STRONG TORNADO), LARGE HAIL,
AND SCATTERED SEVERE GUSTS. AN ORGANIZED BAND OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS IS EVENTUALLY FORECAST TO DEVELOP AND MOVE EAST ACROSS
THE WATCH LATER THIS EVENING. SEVERE GUSTS AND A QLCS TORNADO ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF MANKATO MN
TO 40 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF MASON CITY IA. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND 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.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 213...WW 214...WW 215...
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN
STORM MOTION VECTOR 26030.
...SMITH
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