027  
WWUS20 KWNS 022203  
SEL1  
SPC WW 022203  
MTZ000-NDZ000-SDZ000-WYZ000-030500-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 441  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
405 PM MDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
SOUTHEAST MONTANA  
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA  
WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA  
NORTHEAST WYOMING  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 405 PM UNTIL  
1100 PM MDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5  
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE  
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP  
ACROSS THE REGION INTO THIS EVENING, WITH LARGE HAIL AND  
SEVERE-CALIBER WINDS AS THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70  
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST  
OF BAKER MT TO 10 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF RAPID CITY SD. FOR A  
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE  
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).  
 
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 437...WW 438...WW  
439...WW 440...  
 
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO  
2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A  
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR  
25025.  
 
...GUYER  
 
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