Tornado Watch 478

Issued

Jun 13, 2005, 6:05 PM CDT (23:05 UTC)

Expired

Jun 14, 2005, 12:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1334Jun 13, 5:42 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1340Jun 13, 8:48 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 132307
SEL8  
SPC WW 132307
MNZ000-WIZ000-140500-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 478
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
605 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005

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

       SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA
       FAR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT FROM 605 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF ALEXANDRIA
MINNESOTA TO 45 MILES EAST OF FAIRMONT MINNESOTA.  FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

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 471...WW 472...WW 473...WW
474...WW 475...WW 476...WW 477...

DISCUSSION...VERY STRONG UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE
THUNDERSTORM THREAT ACROSS MUCH OF SRN/CENTRAL MN THIS EVENING. 
STRONG LOW LEVEL SHEAR AND SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY REMAIN IN PLACE
FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW
TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 19025.


...EVANS

460,0930 433,0915 433,0950 460,0962

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