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WWUS20 KWNS 100134
SEL7
SPC WW 100134
IAZ000-MNZ000-NEZ000-SDZ000-100800-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 297
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
835 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHWEST IOWA
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 835 PM
UNTIL 300 AM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
SCATTERED 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 ARE FORECAST TO MOVE INTO
THE WATCH AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE NORTHEAST DURING THE LATE
EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT. A MIX MODE OF LINEAR CLUSTERS AND
POSSIBLY SUPERCELLS WILL YIELD A RISK FOR LARGE HAIL AND SEVERE
GUSTS. A COUPLE OF TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY WITH ANY
SURFACE-BASED SUPERCELL OR STRONGER EMBEDDED MESOVORTEX WITHIN AN
EVENTUAL BAND OF STORMS. A STRONG TORNADO MAY OCCUR WITH ANY
ESTABLISHED SUPERCELL.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF BROOKINGS SD TO
45 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBUS NE. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE
WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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 293...WW 294...WW
295...WW 296...
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 23035.
...SMITH
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