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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 399
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
715 PM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  parts of east-central Minnesota
  much of Wisconsin
  Lake Michigan

* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 715 PM
  until 200 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Widespread damaging winds expected with isolated significant
    gusts to 90 mph likely
  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
    to 2 inches in diameter possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Strong/severe thunderstorms are forecast to increase in
coverage over the next 1 to 2 hours, evolving into a large,
well-organized cluster/possible derecho while moving rapidly
southeastward.  Along with potential for a few tornadoes, widespread
damaging winds are expected -- including a few significant gusts
possibly reaching 90 MPH locally.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles either side of a line from 65 miles southwest of
Duluth MN to 40 miles northeast of Milwaukee WI. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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 398...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 80 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
30050.

...Goss
