975  
WWUS20 KWNS 061838  
SEL6  
SPC WW 061838  
MNZ000-NDZ000-070200-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 466  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
140 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2026  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
NORTHERN MINNESOTA  
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 140 PM UNTIL  
900 PM CDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75  
MPH LIKELY  
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2  
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND  
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT, AND BUILD EASTWARD THROUGH THE WATCH AREA.  
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85  
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 80 MILES WEST OF FARGO  
ND TO 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN. FOR A  
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE  
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).  
 
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.  
 
 
 
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 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR  
27030.  
 
...HART  
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