Tornado Watch 746

Issued

Jul 14, 2003, 5:25 PM CDT (22:25 UTC)

Expired

Jul 14, 2003, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1838Jul 14, 3:57 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1839Jul 14, 5:05 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1844Jul 14, 6:49 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1845Jul 14, 7:16 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1846Jul 14, 7:42 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 142224
SEL6  
SPC WW 142225
MNZ000-WIZ000-LSZ000-150300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 746 
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
525 PM CDT MON JUL 14 2003

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

       CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
       EXTREME NORTHWEST WISCONSIN
       LAKE SUPERIOR

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 525 PM UNTIL 1000
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 95 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES WEST OF MANKATO MINNESOTA TO 40 MILES
NORTHEAST OF BRAINERD 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...CONTINUE...WW 744...WW 745...


DISCUSSION...STRONG/SEVERE STORMS ARE MOVING EWD ACROSS EAST CENTRAL
MN...WHILE OTHER CONVECTION IS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ALONG SURFACE
TROUGH LINE OVER WEST CENTRAL MN.  CURRENT STORMS ARE SLIGHTLY
ELEVATED ABOVE EARLIER RAIN-COOLED AIR MASS...SUGGESTING THAT
PRIMARY THREAT IS LARGE HAIL.  HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL
LIKELY BECOME SURFACE-BASED WITH INCREASING THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS AND A FEW TORNADOES AS STRONG UPPER SHORT WAVE TROUGH TURNS
ESEWD ACROSS THE UPPER MS VALLEY.  WIND PROFILES EXHIBIT
CONSIDERABLE VEERING AND SPEEDS INCREASE WITH HEIGHT INDICATING
ENVIRONMENT IS SUPPORTIVE SUPERCELLS.

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 CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26030.


...WEISS

441,0963 464,0953 464,0913 441,0924

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.