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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 495
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
340 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Western and Central North Dakota

* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 340 PM until
  900 PM CDT.

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

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms should strengthen through the afternoon as
they move generally east-northeastward across parts of western and
central North Dakota. Large hail around 1-2 inches in diameter
appears possible with the strongest cells initially. With time, a
line of thunderstorms should pose more of a wind threat, with peak
gusts up to 60-70 mph.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90
statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles east northeast
of Garrison ND to 60 miles south of Bismarck ND. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 494...

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
25035.

...Gleason