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SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 143

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 143

[html]WW 143 SEVERE TSTM SD 222235Z - 230400Z
     
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 143
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
535 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  South central South Dakota

* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 535 PM until
  1100 PM CDT.

* 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...Thunderstorms are expected to intensify this evening while
spreading north-northeastward over south central South Dakota.  The
primary threats will be isolated very large hail with embedded
supercells, as well as damaging gusts.  A tornado or two may also
occur with supercells interacting with the immediate cool side of
the warm front this evening.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55
statute miles north and south of a line from 55 miles southwest of
Pierre SD to 50 miles east of Chamberlain SD. For a co*plete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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 141...WW 142...

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
21025.

...Thompson


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Source: SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 143 (http://ht**://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0143.html)