974
WWUS20 KWNS 300045
SEL9
SPC WW 300045
MNZ000-300600-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 419
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
745 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA
* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 745 PM
UNTIL 100 AM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS
TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...SCATTERED SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING
ALONG A WARM FRONT MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD IN MINNESOTA. STORMS
INTERACTING WITH THE WARM FRONT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
STRONG TORNADO OR TWO AND LARGE HAIL OF 1-2 INCHES IN DIAMETER.
LATE THIS EVENING SOME UPSCALE GROWTH INTO A LINE WILL BE POSSIBLE,
WITH AN ASSOCIATED THREAT FOR DAMAGING GUSTS OF 60-75 MPH AND A
COUPLE OF TORNADOES WITH EMBEDDED CIRCULATIONS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF BEMIDJI MN
TO 40 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF BRAINERD MN. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION
OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU9).
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 415...WW 416...WW
417...WW 418...
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 600. MEAN
STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.
...THOMPSON
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