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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 497
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WW0497 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Low

Note:  The expiration time in the watch graphic is amended if the watch is replaced, cancelled or extended.
Note: Click for Watch Status Reports.
   SEL7
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 497
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1100 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA
          EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1100 AM UNTIL 600
   PM CDT.
   
   HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
   BRAINERD MINNESOTA TO 30 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF HALLOCK
   MINNESOTA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
   
   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 495...WW 496...
   
   DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE INCREASED ALONG AN ARCING OUTFLOW
   BOUNDARY OVER WEST CENTRAL MN...WHILE ELEVATED STORMS CONTINUE TO
   DEVELOP OVER NERN ND.  ACTIVITY APPEARS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH
   PRONOUNCED CYCLONIC SHEAR ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET
   STREAK OVER NRN ND/SRN MANITOBA.  STEEP LAPSE RATES ABOVE THE PBL
   WILL ENHANCE INSTABILITY DURING THE AFTERNOON HEATING CYCLE...AND
   STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR WILL PROMOTE SEVERE STORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH
   HE AFTERNOON HOURS.
   
   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 24030.
   
   
   ...EVANS
WW0497 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Low

Note:  See the experimental Public Watch (SEL) product with explicit hazard information section below. The expiration time in the watch graphic is amended if the watch is replaced, cancelled or extended.
Note: Click for Watch Status Reports.
   SEL7
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 497
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1100 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA
          EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1100 AM UNTIL 600
   PM CDT.
   
   HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
   BRAINERD MINNESOTA TO 30 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF HALLOCK
   MINNESOTA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
   
   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 495...WW 496...
   
   DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE INCREASED ALONG AN ARCING OUTFLOW
   BOUNDARY OVER WEST CENTRAL MN...WHILE ELEVATED STORMS CONTINUE TO
   DEVELOP OVER NERN ND.  ACTIVITY APPEARS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH
   PRONOUNCED CYCLONIC SHEAR ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET
   STREAK OVER NRN ND/SRN MANITOBA.  STEEP LAPSE RATES ABOVE THE PBL
   WILL ENHANCE INSTABILITY DURING THE AFTERNOON HEATING CYCLE...AND
   STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR WILL PROMOTE SEVERE STORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH
   HE AFTERNOON HOURS.
   
   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 24030.
   
   
   ...EVANS
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