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Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0387 for Eastern Iowa, Northern Illinois, Southeast Minnesota, Wisconsin

Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0387

Locations Affected

Eastern Iowa

Northern Illinois

Southeast Minnesota

Wisconsin

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Summary

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will further develop through mid/late afternoon with bouts of severe hail and damaging winds as the primary hazards.

Severe Weather Threats

Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

A tornado or two possible

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Details

SEL7

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 387
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
155 PM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Eastern Iowa
  Northern Illinois
  Southeast Minnesota
  Wisconsin

* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 155 PM
  until 1000 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
    to 2 inches in diameter possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will further
develop through mid/late afternoon with bouts of severe hail and
damaging winds as the primary hazards.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles north northeast
of Wausau WI to 35 miles east southeast of Moline IL. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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.

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AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
28025.

...Guyer

National Risk Overview

Wednesday, June 24: TORNADO: 5%; HAIL: 30%; WIND: 15%
Thursday, June 25: TORNADO: 5%; HAIL: 15%; WIND: 15%
Friday, June 26: ANY SEVERE: 5%
Saturday, June 27: ANY SEVERE: 15%
Sunday, June 28: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Monday, June 29: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Tuesday, June 30: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Wednesday, July 1: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low

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