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Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation Msg
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
914 WWUS20 KWNS 280419 SEL9 SPC WW 280419 SDZ000-280800- URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 479 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1120 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Eastern South Dakota * Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 1120 PM until 300 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...A long-lived severe squall line over central South Dakota will continue east into eastern South Dakota tonight. Scattered severe gusts 60-70 mph are possible with the more intense embedded thunderstorm cores and outflow surges in the squall line. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles northeast of Aberdeen SD to 35 miles south of Huron SD. For a complete 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 477...WW 478... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 27045. ...Smith