WW 523 SEVERE TSTM MN WI LM 132035Z – 140300Z
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 523
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
335 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southeast Minnesota
Central Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 335 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include…
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY…Clusters of thunderstorms are expected to intensify and
track southeastward across the watch area through the afternoon and
early evening. The strongest storms will pose a risk of locally
damaging winds and hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45
statute miles north and south of a line from 60 miles west northwest
of La Crosse WI to 25 miles northeast of Oshkosh WI. 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 522…
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.
…Hart
