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SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 589
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
300 PM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Western Iowa
Southwest Minnesota
Northeast Nebraska
Southeast South Dakota
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 300 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Widely scattered severe thunderstorms will develop through
the remainder of the afternoon into the evening over the watch area.
A few of the stronger storms will be capable of a tornado risk, in
addition to a large hail and severe wind hazard.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles north northwest of Sioux Falls
SD to 20 miles south southwest of Tekamah NE. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and 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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 588...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 26030.
...Smith
SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 589
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
300 PM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Western Iowa
Southwest Minnesota
Northeast Nebraska
Southeast South Dakota
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 300 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Widely scattered severe thunderstorms will develop through
the remainder of the afternoon into the evening over the watch area.
A few of the stronger storms will be capable of a tornado risk, in
addition to a large hail and severe wind hazard.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles north northwest of Sioux Falls
SD to 20 miles south southwest of Tekamah NE. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and 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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 588...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 26030.
...Smith
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW9
WW 589 TORNADO IA MN NE SD 052000Z - 060300Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
50NNW FSD/SIOUX FALLS SD/ - 20SSW TQE/TEKAMAH NE/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /39NNW FSD - 33NW OVR/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26030.
LAT...LON 44249590 41509516 41509748 44249833
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU9.
Watch 589 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #7 ON WW 589
VALID 060230Z - 060340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 E OLU TO
15 S SUX TO 15 NNW FOD.
..MOORE..08/06/23
ATTN...WFO...FSD...DMX...OAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 589
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC027-047-085-133-161-165-060340-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CARROLL CRAWFORD HARRISON
MONONA SAC SHELBY
$$
NEC021-053-177-060340-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BURT DODGE WASHINGTON
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #6 ON WW 589
VALID 060135Z - 060240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 WNW OLU
TO 25 WSW SUX TO 35 N SUX TO 20 NNE OTG.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1855
..MOORE..08/06/23
ATTN...WFO...FSD...DMX...OAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 589
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC021-027-035-047-085-093-133-141-143-149-161-165-167-193-
060240-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUENA VISTA CARROLL CHEROKEE
CRAWFORD HARRISON IDA
MONONA O'BRIEN OSCEOLA
PLYMOUTH SAC SHELBY
SIOUX WOODBURY
$$
NEC021-037-039-043-053-167-173-177-060240-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BURT COLFAX CUMING
DAKOTA DODGE STANTON
THURSTON WASHINGTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 589
VALID 060045Z - 060140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 5 NNW OLU TO
25 NNE OFK TO 35 NNW SUX TO 35 SE FSD TO 10 S FSD TO 30 ESE MHE
TO 25 ESE HON.
..LYONS..08/06/23
ATTN...WFO...FSD...DMX...OAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 589
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC035-047-085-093-119-133-141-143-149-165-167-193-060140-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHEROKEE CRAWFORD HARRISON
IDA LYON MONONA
O'BRIEN OSCEOLA PLYMOUTH
SHELBY SIOUX WOODBURY
$$
MNC105-117-133-060140-
MN
. MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
NOBLES PIPESTONE ROCK
$$
NEC021-037-039-043-051-053-167-173-177-179-060140-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BURT COLFAX CUMING
DAKOTA DIXON DODGE
STANTON THURSTON WASHINGTON
WAYNE
$$
SDC079-083-087-097-099-101-127-060140-
SD
. SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
LAKE LINCOLN MCCOOK
MINER MINNEHAHA MOODY
UNION
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 589
VALID 052355Z - 060040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 5 WSW OLU TO
25 NW OFK TO 10 SSW YKN TO 30 NW YKN TO 20 S MHE TO 20 WSW MHE.
..LYONS..08/05/23
ATTN...WFO...FSD...DMX...OAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 589
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC035-047-085-093-119-133-141-143-149-165-167-193-060040-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHEROKEE CRAWFORD HARRISON
IDA LYON MONONA
O'BRIEN OSCEOLA PLYMOUTH
SHELBY SIOUX WOODBURY
$$
MNC105-117-133-060040-
MN
. MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
NOBLES PIPESTONE ROCK
$$
NEC021-027-037-039-043-051-053-119-139-141-167-173-177-179-
060040-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BURT CEDAR COLFAX
CUMING DAKOTA DIXON
DODGE MADISON PIERCE
PLATTE STANTON THURSTON
WASHINGTON WAYNE
$$
SDC027-035-061-067-079-083-087-097-099-101-111-125-127-135-
060040-
SD
. SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLAY DAVISON HANSON
HUTCHINSON LAKE LINCOLN
MCCOOK MINER MINNEHAHA
MOODY SANBORN TURNER
UNION YANKTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 589
VALID 052240Z - 052340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..08/05/23
ATTN...WFO...FSD...DMX...OAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 589
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC035-047-085-093-119-133-141-143-149-165-167-193-052340-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHEROKEE CRAWFORD HARRISON
IDA LYON MONONA
O'BRIEN OSCEOLA PLYMOUTH
SHELBY SIOUX WOODBURY
$$
MNC105-117-133-052340-
MN
. MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
NOBLES PIPESTONE ROCK
$$
NEC003-021-027-037-039-043-051-053-107-119-139-141-167-173-177-
179-052340-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANTELOPE BURT CEDAR
COLFAX CUMING DAKOTA
DIXON DODGE KNOX
MADISON PIERCE PLATTE
STANTON THURSTON WASHINGTON
WAYNE
$$
SDC009-027-035-061-067-079-083-087-097-099-101-111-125-127-135-
052340-
SD
. SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BON HOMME CLAY DAVISON
HANSON HUTCHINSON LAKE
LINCOLN MCCOOK MINER
MINNEHAHA MOODY SANBORN
TURNER UNION YANKTON
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 589
VALID 052155Z - 052240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..08/05/23
ATTN...WFO...FSD...DMX...OAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 589
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC035-047-085-093-119-133-141-143-149-165-167-193-052240-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHEROKEE CRAWFORD HARRISON
IDA LYON MONONA
O'BRIEN OSCEOLA PLYMOUTH
SHELBY SIOUX WOODBURY
$$
MNC105-117-133-052240-
MN
. MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
NOBLES PIPESTONE ROCK
$$
NEC003-021-027-037-039-043-051-053-107-119-139-141-167-173-177-
179-052240-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANTELOPE BURT CEDAR
COLFAX CUMING DAKOTA
DIXON DODGE KNOX
MADISON PIERCE PLATTE
STANTON THURSTON WASHINGTON
WAYNE
$$
SDC009-027-035-061-067-079-083-087-097-099-101-111-125-127-135-
052240-
SD
. SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BON HOMME CLAY DAVISON
HANSON HUTCHINSON LAKE
LINCOLN MCCOOK MINER
MINNEHAHA MOODY SANBORN
TURNER UNION YANKTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 589
VALID 052045Z - 052140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..08/05/23
ATTN...WFO...FSD...DMX...OAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 589
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC035-047-085-093-119-133-141-143-149-165-167-193-052140-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHEROKEE CRAWFORD HARRISON
IDA LYON MONONA
O'BRIEN OSCEOLA PLYMOUTH
SHELBY SIOUX WOODBURY
$$
MNC105-117-133-052140-
MN
. MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
NOBLES PIPESTONE ROCK
$$
NEC003-021-027-037-039-043-051-053-107-119-139-141-167-173-177-
179-052140-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANTELOPE BURT CEDAR
COLFAX CUMING DAKOTA
DIXON DODGE KNOX
MADISON PIERCE PLATTE
STANTON THURSTON WASHINGTON
WAYNE
$$
SDC009-027-035-061-067-079-083-087-097-099-101-111-125-127-135-
052140-
SD
. SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BON HOMME CLAY DAVISON
HANSON HUTCHINSON LAKE
LINCOLN MCCOOK MINER
MINNEHAHA MOODY SANBORN
TURNER UNION YANKTON
$$
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
|
Mod (30%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (10%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (20%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (70%)
|
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.