Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation Msg
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
276 WWUS20 KWNS 180340 SEL1 SPC WW 180340 NDZ000-SDZ000-181100- URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 431 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1040 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of South-central and east-central North Dakota Central and northern South Dakota * Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 1040 PM until 600 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75 mph possible Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Increasingly organized thunderstorms are expected to grow in coverage and move northeastward across the watch area over the next several hours. Though north of a warm front and nominally elevated in character, this activity still may penetrate severe gusts to the surface, as well as producing sporadic large hail. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles either side of a line from 70 miles west southwest of Pierre SD to 5 miles north northeast of Jamestown ND. 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. && 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 23035. ...Edwards