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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0491 for Northeast North Dakota

Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0491

Locations Affected

Northeast North Dakota

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Summary

A cluster of thunderstorms will likely develop this evening and track eastward across the watch area. The strongest cells will pose a risk of large hail and damaging wind gusts.

Severe Weather Threats

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

Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Details

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 491
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
620 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Northeast North Dakota

* Effective this Thursday night from 620 PM until Midnight CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...A cluster of thunderstorms will likely develop this
evening and track eastward across the watch area.  The strongest
cells will pose a risk of large hail and damaging wind gusts.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles north and south of a line from 55 miles west of Devils
Lake ND to 15 miles north northeast of Grand Forks ND. 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.

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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
28030.

...Hart

National Risk Overview

Friday, July 17: TORNADO: 2%; HAIL: 5%; WIND: 5%
Saturday, July 18: TORNADO: 5%; HAIL: 5%; WIND: 30%
Sunday, July 19: ANY SEVERE: 15%
Monday, July 20: ANY SEVERE: 15%
Tuesday, July 21: ANY SEVERE: 15%
Wednesday, July 22: ANY SEVERE: 15%
Thursday, July 23: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Friday, July 24: ANY SEVERE: potential too low

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