478  
WWUS20 KWNS 032043  
SEL1  
SPC WW 032043  
MNZ000-040300-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 651  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
345 PM CDT THU SEP 3 2026  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
NORTHERN MINNESOTA  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 345 PM UNTIL  
1000 PM CDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE  
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...A CLUSTER OF POTENTIALLY SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO  
MOVE EASTWARD AND POSE RISKS FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED LARGE  
HAIL THROUGH EARLY EVENING.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60  
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 75 MILES NORTH OF HIBBING  
MN TO 30 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF BRAINERD MN. 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 647...WW 648...WW  
649...WW 650...  
 
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO  
1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. A  
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR  
28025.  
 
...GUYER  
 
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