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WWUS20 KWNS 280233
SEL9
SPC WW 280233
NDZ000-280900-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 409
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1035 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 1035 PM
UNTIL 500 AM EDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS
TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...ORGANIZED LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING
ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE
EASTWARD/NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE GUSTS ARE THE
PRIMARY HAZARD WITH THIS LINE AS IT MOVES THROUGH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA. SOME ISOLATED LARGE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. AMPLE LOW-LEVEL
SHEAR SUGGESTS A LOW-PROBABILITY RISK FOR A BRIEF LINE-EMBEDDED
TORNADO ALSO EXISTS.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST
OF MINOT ND TO 70 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF JAMESTOWN ND. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 406...WW 407...WW 408...
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO
1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR
26025.
...MOSIER
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