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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 651
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
515 PM CDT Mon Aug 26 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Southern and Central Minnesota
  Western Wisconsin

* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 515 PM until
  1100 PM 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...A small thunderstorm cluster should continue moving
east-southeastward this afternoon and evening while posing a threat
for mainly severe/damaging winds around 60-70 mph. Isolated
significant gusts to 75 mph, along with large hail around 1-2 inches
in diameter, may also occur.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west northwest
of Mankato MN to 80 miles east northeast of Minneapolis MN. For a
co*plete 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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...c*NTINUE...WW 648...WW 649...WW 650...

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
28025.

...Gleason