WW 524 SEVERE TSTM MN ND 132240Z – 140500Z
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 524
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
540 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northern Minnesota
Southeast North Dakota
* Effective this Saturday afternoon from 540 PM until Midnight
CDT.
* 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…Thunderstorms will continue to develop this evening while
posing a threat for both large hail mainly 1-1.75 inches in diameter
and severe/damaging winds around 60-70 mph. A tornado or two may
also occur.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles east and west of a line from 80 miles north northeast
of Bemidji MN to 35 miles south southeast of Detroit Lakes MN. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 522…WW 523…
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
29025.
…Gleason
