WW 503 SEVERE TSTM SD 032145Z – 040300Z
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 503
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
345 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southwest South Dakota
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 345 PM
until 900 PM MDT.
* Primary threats include…
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY…A cluster of thunderstorms west of the Black Hills will
track east-southeastward across the watch area through the early
evening, posing a risk of damaging winds and large hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45
statute miles north and south of a line from 55 miles west southwest
of Rapid City SD to 40 miles south southeast of Philip SD. For a
complete 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…CONTINUE…WW 501…WW 502…
AVIATION…A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
28030.
…Hart
