Wednesday, July 3, 2019

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 481

WW 481 SEVERE TSTM SD 040010Z - 040700Z
WW 0481 Image

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 481
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
710 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2019

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Central South Dakota

* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 710 PM
  until 200 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms continue to increase in coverage and
intensity over western and central South Dakota.  This activity will
build eastward through the evening, posing a risk of damaging winds
and hail in the stronger cells.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles northeast of
Mobridge SD to 50 miles south of Chamberlain SD. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

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 479...WW 480...

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
27030.

...Hart

Read more

from SPC Forecast Products http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0481.html

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