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WWUS20 KWNS 172234
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SPC WW 172234
WIZ000-180200-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 346
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
535 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 535 PM
UNTIL 900 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...A COUPLE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO
THE EVENING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA IMMEDIATELY EAST OF A SURFACE LOW.
A COUPLE OF SUPERCELL TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN ADDITION TO A RISK
FOR SEVERE GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 35 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES WEST OF LONEROCK WI TO 20
MILES SOUTH OF MADISON WI. 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 341...WW 342...WW
343...WW 344...WW 345...
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 300. MEAN
STORM MOTION VECTOR 30035.
...SMITH
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