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WWUS20 KWNS 012349
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 434
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
650 PM CDT WED JUL 1 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST IOWA
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 650 PM
UNTIL 100 AM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
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
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING ACROSS
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN IA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE
STORM ENVIRONMENT WILL FAVOR A MIX OF CELLS AND CLUSTERS, WITH A FEW
SUPERCELLS POSSIBLE INITIALLY. SUPERCELLS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LARGE HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER, WHILE DAMAGING
WINDS (60-75 MPH) WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THE STORM CLUSTERS
SPREADING EASTWARD THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR
TWO COULD OCCUR WITH FAVORABLE STORM INTERACTIONS.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
FAIRMONT MN TO 60 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF EAU CLAIRE WI. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 430...WW 431...WW
432...WW 433...
AVIATION...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 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR
27030.
...THOMPSON
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