Wednesday, July 8, 2020

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 342

WW 342 SEVERE TSTM MN ND 080445Z - 081100Z
WW 0342 Image

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 342
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1145 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Extreme northwest Minnesota
  Eastern North Dakota

* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 1145 PM
  until 600 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...A well-developed bow echo near Bismarck will likely
persist while moving generally eastward, and other storms continue
to form to the east of the bow echo.  Damaging winds will continue
to be a threat through the overnight hours, while isolated large
hail may occur with the stronger storms developing ahead of the bow.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
statute miles east and west of a line from 55 miles north northwest
of Grand Forks ND to 75 miles south southeast of Jamestown ND. 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.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 339...WW 340...WW 341...

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 550. Mean storm motion vector
26040.

...Thompson

Read more

from SPC Forecast Products http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0342.html

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