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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 352
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
High Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL2

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 352
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   105 PM MDT Fri Jul 10 2020

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     northeast Montana
     western and central North Dakota
     western and central South Dakota
     northeast Wyoming

   * Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 105 PM until
     900 PM MDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
       mph likely
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
       inches in diameter likely
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Scattered severe thunderstorms including isolated
   supercells are expected late this afternoon into tonight, ahead of
   an eastward and southeastward advancing cold front.  By early this
   evening, storms may begin to consolidate and evolve into a
   organizing cluster across parts of southeastern North Dakota and
   northwestern South Dakota, posing increasing potential for severe
   wind gusts while advancing southeastward.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
   statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles north of
   Williston ND to 110 miles southeast of Buffalo SD. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

   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.

   &&

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   28030.

   ...Kerr
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