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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 705
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WW0705 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Low

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   SEL5
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 705
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   800 PM MDT FRI AUG 14 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          EASTERN MONTANA
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 800 PM
   UNTIL 200 AM MDT.
   
   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 95
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTH OF
   MILES CITY MONTANA TO 55 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF GLASGOW
   MONTANA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
   
   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 702...WW 703...WW 704...
   
   DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EASTWARD
   ACROSS EASTERN MT FOR ANOTHER SEVERAL HOURS...IN ADVANCE OF
   APPROACHING UPPER TROUGH.  EASTERLY LOW LEVEL WINDS AND SUFFICIENT
   INSTABILITY/SHEAR WILL MAINTAIN A RISK OF SUPERCELLS/BOWS WITH
   DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL POSSIBLE.
   
   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 450. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 24035.
   
   
   ...HART
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