Tornado Watch 365

Issued

Jun 27, 2015, 2:42 PM CDT (19:42 UTC)

Expired

Jun 27, 2015, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

30%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

80%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

60%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1211Jun 27, 2:01 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1214Jun 27, 4:45 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1216Jun 27, 5:54 PM CDT

393 
WWUS20 KWNS 271940
SEL5  
SPC WW 271940
MNZ000-NDZ000-280300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 365
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
240 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  WESTERN MINNESOTA
  EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA

* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 240 PM UNTIL
  1000 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3
    INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM OVER PARTS OF
MANITOBA/ND/MN AND TRACK SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE
MAIN THREAT.  THE STRONGEST CELLS COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO OR TWO.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF
HALLOCK MINNESOTA TO 70 MILES SOUTH OF FARGO NORTH DAKOTA.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 364...

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
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 32030.


...HART

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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.