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SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 526
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
730 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northeast Iowa
Far Southwest Wisconsin
* Effective this Saturday night from 730 PM until Midnight CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A small cluster of intense thunderstorms may continue to
pose a threat for mainly severe/damaging winds up to 60-70 mph as it
develops south-southeastward through the evening.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 30
statute miles north and south of a line from 130 miles west
northwest of Dubuque IA to 25 miles north northeast of Dubuque IA.
For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch
outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
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 522...WW 523...WW
524...WW 525...
AVIATION...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 500. Mean storm motion vector
33035.
...Gleason
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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW6
WW 526 SEVERE TSTM IA WI 140030Z - 140500Z
AXIS..30 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
130WNW DBQ/DUBUQUE IA/ - 25NNE DBQ/DUBUQUE IA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 25NM N/S /10E MCW - 22NNE DBQ/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 33035.
LAT...LON 43539310 43179053 42309053 42669310
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU6.
Watch 526 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 526
VALID 140330Z - 140440Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 E ALO TO
20 SW LNR.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1605.
..GRAMS..07/14/24
ATTN...WFO...ARX...DMX...DVN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 526
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC019-055-061-140440-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUCHANAN DELAWARE DUBUQUE
$$
WIC043-140440-
WI
. WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GRANT
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 526
VALID 140230Z - 140340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 5 ENE ALO TO
40 NNE ALO TO 40 S LSE.
..GRAMS..07/14/24
ATTN...WFO...ARX...DMX...DVN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 526
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC019-043-055-061-065-140340-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUCHANAN CLAYTON DELAWARE
DUBUQUE FAYETTE
$$
WIC023-043-140340-
WI
. WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CRAWFORD GRANT
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 526
VALID 140125Z - 140240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..GRAMS..07/14/24
ATTN...WFO...ARX...DMX...DVN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 526
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC005-017-019-037-043-055-061-065-067-089-131-191-140240-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLAMAKEE BREMER BUCHANAN
CHICKASAW CLAYTON DELAWARE
DUBUQUE FAYETTE FLOYD
HOWARD MITCHELL WINNESHIEK
$$
WIC023-043-140240-
WI
. WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CRAWFORD GRANT
$$
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
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Low (10%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (<2%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (50%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Mod (30%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (10%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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Mod (60%)
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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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