Tornado Watch 396

Issued

Jun 11, 2001, 2:15 PM CDT (19:15 UTC)

Expired

Jun 11, 2001, 8:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 396
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
209 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2001

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

   CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA                          
   NORTHWEST WISCONSIN                          
   WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 215 PM UNTIL 800
PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 120 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF SAINT CLOUD MINNESOTA TO
15 MILES NORTH OF DULUTH MINNESOTA.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND 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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 394.  WATCH NUMBER 394 WILL NOT BE IN
EFFECT AFTER 215 PM CDT.  CONTINUE...WW 395...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING SUPERCELLS...EXPECTED TO 
INCREASE IN COVERAGE/INTENSITY AHEAD OF SURFACE WAVE AND ASSOCIATED
SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING E FROM THE DAKOTAS.  POTENTIAL WILL EXIST 
FOR STORM CLUSTERS/LEWPS WITH LARGE HAIL/HIGH WINDS AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES.  EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBgI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.

...CORFIDI

;470,0893 451,0912 451,0962 470,0944;

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