Tornado Watch 430

Issued

Aug 3, 2016, 3:38 PM CDT (20:38 UTC)

Expired

Aug 3, 2016, 11:00 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

90%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

50%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1470Aug 3, 2:52 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1472Aug 3, 6:29 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1474Aug 3, 9:07 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 032034
SEL0  
SPC WW 032034
MNZ000-NDZ000-040400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 430
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
335 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  NORTHWEST MINNESOTA
  CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA

* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 335 PM
  UNTIL 1100 PM CDT.

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

SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON
OVER CENTRAL ND AND TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.  VERY
LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGEST STORMS...ALONG WITH A
FEW TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WINDS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 135 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
DEVILS LAKE NORTH DAKOTA TO 75 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF JAMESTOWN
NORTH DAKOTA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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.

&&

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 27030.


...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.