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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 500
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WW0500 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
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.
   SEL0
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 500
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   230 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          NORTHEAST MINNESOTA INCLUDING THE ARROWHEAD
          FAR NORTHWEST WISCONSIN
          LAKE SUPERIOR
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 230 PM UNTIL
   800 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 60
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
   KENNEDY WISCONSIN TO 20 MILES NORTH OF ELY MINNESOTA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
   UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
   
   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 497...WW 498...WW 499...
   
   DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
   SUPERCELLS...EXPECTED TO SHIFT ENEWD ACROSS THIS REGION THROUGH THE
   EVENING ASSOCIATED WITH WEAKENING SHORTWAVE TROUGH SKIRTING THE NRN
   PLAINS.  AIR MASS WILL LIKELY REMAIN MARGINAL TO MODERATELY UNSTABLE
   WITH SUFFICIENT DEEP LAYER SHEAR FOR SUSTAINED STORM-SCALE
   ORGANIZATION.  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY
   THE MORE INTENSE STORMS.
   
   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 25025.
   
   
   ...EVANS
WW0500 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
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.
   SEL0
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 500
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   230 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          NORTHEAST MINNESOTA INCLUDING THE ARROWHEAD
          FAR NORTHWEST WISCONSIN
          LAKE SUPERIOR
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 230 PM UNTIL
   800 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 60
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
   KENNEDY WISCONSIN TO 20 MILES NORTH OF ELY MINNESOTA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
   UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
   
   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 497...WW 498...WW 499...
   
   DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
   SUPERCELLS...EXPECTED TO SHIFT ENEWD ACROSS THIS REGION THROUGH THE
   EVENING ASSOCIATED WITH WEAKENING SHORTWAVE TROUGH SKIRTING THE NRN
   PLAINS.  AIR MASS WILL LIKELY REMAIN MARGINAL TO MODERATELY UNSTABLE
   WITH SUFFICIENT DEEP LAYER SHEAR FOR SUSTAINED STORM-SCALE
   ORGANIZATION.  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY
   THE MORE INTENSE STORMS.
   
   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 25025.
   
   
   ...EVANS
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