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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 579
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1215 PM CDT Wed Jul 31 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Western and Central Minnesota
  Southeast North Dakota
  Central and Eastern South Dakota

* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 1215 PM
  until 700 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
    mph likely
  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
    to 2.5 inches in diameter possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Multiple clusters of thunderstorms will likely produce
scattered to numerous severe/damaging winds up to 65-80 mph this
afternoon as they move east-northeastward. Supercells should develop
and pose a greater threat for severe hail generally around 1.5-2.5
inches in diameter, especially in parts of central to northeast
South Dakota. A tornado or two also appears possible.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles north and south of a line from 90 miles west southwest
of Aberdeen SD to 50 miles northeast of Alexandria MN. For a
co*plete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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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AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27035.

...Gleason