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SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 269
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
945 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northwest Minnesota
Eastern North Dakota
* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 945 PM
until 200 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Scattered intense thunderstorms will persist for a few
more hours across eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota, with
locally damaging wind gusts and hail possible. An isolated tornado
or two is also possible.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 105
statute miles east and west of a line from 10 miles north of Hallock
MN to 60 miles south of Jamestown ND. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU9).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 267...WW 268...
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
22035.
...Hart
SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 269
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
945 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northwest Minnesota
Eastern North Dakota
* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 945 PM
until 200 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Scattered intense thunderstorms will persist for a few
more hours across eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota, with
locally damaging wind gusts and hail possible. An isolated tornado
or two is also possible.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 105
statute miles east and west of a line from 10 miles north of Hallock
MN to 60 miles south of Jamestown ND. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU9).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 267...WW 268...
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
22035.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW9
WW 269 SEVERE TSTM MN ND 080245Z - 080700Z
AXIS..105 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
10N HCO/HALLOCK MN/ - 60S JMS/JAMESTOWN ND/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 90NM E/W /58N GFK - 41NNW ABR/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22035.
LAT...LON 48879463 46049649 46040087 48879925
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU9.
Watch 269 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 269
VALID 080600Z - 080740Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 55 NW ABR TO
5 NE FAR TO 30 SSE TVF TO 30 ENE RRT.
..LEITMAN..06/08/20
ATTN...WFO...FGF...BIS...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 269
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
MNC005-007-027-029-077-087-167-080740-
MN
. MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BECKER BELTRAMI CLAY
CLEARWATER LAKE OF THE WOODS MAHNOMEN
WILKIN
$$
NDC017-021-045-073-077-081-080740-
ND
. NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CASS DICKEY LAMOURE
RANSOM RICHLAND SARGENT
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 269
VALID 080420Z - 080540Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SPC..06/08/20
ATTN...WFO...FGF...BIS...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 269
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
MNC005-007-027-029-069-077-087-089-107-113-119-125-135-167-
080540-
MN
. MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BECKER BELTRAMI CLAY
CLEARWATER KITTSON LAKE OF THE WOODS
MAHNOMEN MARSHALL NORMAN
PENNINGTON POLK RED LAKE
ROSEAU WILKIN
$$
NDC003-005-015-017-019-021-027-029-031-035-039-043-045-047-051-
063-067-071-073-077-081-083-091-093-095-097-099-103-080540-
ND
. NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARNES BENSON BURLEIGH
CASS CAVALIER DICKEY
EDDY EMMONS FOSTER
GRAND FORKS GRIGGS KIDDER
LAMOURE LOGAN MCINTOSH
NELSON PEMBINA RAMSEY
RANSOM RICHLAND SARGENT
SHERIDAN STEELE STUTSMAN
TOWNER TRAILL WALSH
WELLS
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (10%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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High (70%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (10%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (60%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (>95%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
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