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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0656 for Northwestern Minnesota, Eastern 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
A tornado or two possible

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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0656

Locations Affected

Northwestern Minnesota

Eastern North Dakota

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Summary

Strong-severe thunderstorms are expected to spread into the area from the west through the remainder of the evening, offering severe gusts/hail. Meanwhile, warm-sector development continues to expand and intensify, moving northward to north-northeastward over the new watch. In addition to the dominant wind/hail threats, a tornado cannot be ruled out. See SPC mesoscale discussion 1991 for initial meteorological details.

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

A tornado or two possible

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Details

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 656
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
710 PM CDT Fri Sep 20 2019

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Northwestern Minnesota
  Eastern North Dakota

* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 710 PM
  until 300 AM 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
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Strong-severe thunderstorms are expected to spread into
the area from the west through the remainder of the evening,
offering severe gusts/hail.  Meanwhile, warm-sector development
continues to expand and intensify, moving northward to
north-northeastward over the new watch.  In addition to the dominant
wind/hail threats, a tornado cannot be ruled out.  See SPC mesoscale
discussion 1991 for initial meteorological details.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85
statute miles east and west of a line from 60 miles south southwest
of Fargo ND to 20 miles east northeast of Hallock MN. 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 654...WW 655...

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 550. Mean storm motion vector
22030.

...Edwards

National Risk Overview

Saturday, September 21: TORNADO: 5%; HAIL: 15%; WIND: 15%
Sunday, September 22: ANY SEVERE: 5%
Monday, September 23: ANY SEVERE: 15%
Tuesday, September 24: ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
Wednesday, September 25: ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
Thursday, September 26: ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
Friday, September 27: ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
Saturday, September 28: ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain

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