Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 357
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SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 357
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
450 PM CDT Mon Jun 2 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northwest Iowa
Northern Kansas
Southwest Minnesota
Nebraska
Far Southeast South Dakota
* Effective this Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning from 450 PM
until 100 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 2.5 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Severe storms are expected to develop along a front that
extends across Nebraska into northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota,
with the most intense storms capable of large hail and damaging
winds. Clusters of storms should evolve this evening, with the
severe threat potentially lingering into the overnight particularly
across the southern half of Nebraska and possibly far northern
Kansas.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles northwest of
Imperial NE to 15 miles southeast of Spencer IA. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 353...WW 354...WW
355...WW 356...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
24020.
...Guyer
SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 357
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
450 PM CDT Mon Jun 2 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northwest Iowa
Northern Kansas
Southwest Minnesota
Nebraska
Far Southeast South Dakota
* Effective this Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning from 450 PM
until 100 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 2.5 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Severe storms are expected to develop along a front that
extends across Nebraska into northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota,
with the most intense storms capable of large hail and damaging
winds. Clusters of storms should evolve this evening, with the
severe threat potentially lingering into the overnight particularly
across the southern half of Nebraska and possibly far northern
Kansas.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles northwest of
Imperial NE to 15 miles southeast of Spencer IA. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 353...WW 354...WW
355...WW 356...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
24020.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW7
WW 357 SEVERE TSTM IA KS MN NE SD 022150Z - 030600Z
AXIS..75 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
35NW IML/IMPERIAL NE/ - 15SE SPW/SPENCER IA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 65NM N/S /42ESE SNY - 38NW FOD/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24020.
LAT...LON 41960209 44109494 41939494 39790209
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU7.
Watch 357 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 357
VALID 030045Z - 030140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 NE SNY TO
50 ENE SNY TO 40 WNW MHN.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1084
..WENDT..06/03/25
ATTN...WFO...FSD...OAX...GID...LBF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 357
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC021-035-041-059-093-119-133-141-143-149-167-193-030140-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUENA VISTA CHEROKEE CLAY
DICKINSON IDA LYON
MONONA O'BRIEN OSCEOLA
PLYMOUTH SIOUX WOODBURY
$$
KSC147-163-030140-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
PHILLIPS ROOKS
$$
MNC033-063-101-105-030140-
MN
. MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
COTTONWOOD JACKSON MURRAY
NOBLES
$$
NEC001-003-005-009-011-017-019-021-027-029-037-039-041-043-047-
049-051-053-061-063-065-071-073-075-077-079-081-083-085-089-091-
093-099-101-107-111-113-115-117-119-121-125-135-137-139-141-143-
149-163-167-171-173-175-179-183-030140-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ANTELOPE ARTHUR
BLAINE BOONE BROWN
BUFFALO BURT CEDAR
CHASE COLFAX CUMING
CUSTER DAKOTA DAWSON
DEUEL DIXON DODGE
FRANKLIN FRONTIER FURNAS
GARFIELD GOSPER GRANT
GREELEY HALL HAMILTON
HARLAN HAYES HOLT
HOOKER HOWARD KEARNEY
KEITH KNOX LINCOLN
LOGAN LOUP MCPHERSON
MADISON MERRICK NANCE
PERKINS PHELPS PIERCE
PLATTE POLK ROCK
SHERMAN STANTON THOMAS
THURSTON VALLEY WAYNE
WHEELER
$$
SDC027-127-030140-
SD
. SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLAY UNION
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 357
VALID 022330Z - 030040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..WENDT..06/02/25
ATTN...WFO...FSD...OAX...GID...LBF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 357
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC021-035-041-059-093-119-133-141-143-149-167-193-030040-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUENA VISTA CHEROKEE CLAY
DICKINSON IDA LYON
MONONA O'BRIEN OSCEOLA
PLYMOUTH SIOUX WOODBURY
$$
KSC147-163-030040-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
PHILLIPS ROOKS
$$
MNC033-063-101-105-030040-
MN
. MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
COTTONWOOD JACKSON MURRAY
NOBLES
$$
NEC001-003-005-009-011-017-019-021-027-029-037-039-041-043-047-
049-051-053-061-063-065-069-071-073-075-077-079-081-083-085-089-
091-093-099-101-107-111-113-115-117-119-121-125-135-137-139-141-
143-149-161-163-167-171-173-175-179-183-030040-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ANTELOPE ARTHUR
BLAINE BOONE BROWN
BUFFALO BURT CEDAR
CHASE COLFAX CUMING
CUSTER DAKOTA DAWSON
DEUEL DIXON DODGE
FRANKLIN FRONTIER FURNAS
GARDEN GARFIELD GOSPER
GRANT GREELEY HALL
HAMILTON HARLAN HAYES
HOLT HOOKER HOWARD
KEARNEY KEITH KNOX
LINCOLN LOGAN LOUP
MCPHERSON MADISON MERRICK
NANCE PERKINS PHELPS
PIERCE PLATTE POLK
ROCK SHERIDAN SHERMAN
STANTON THOMAS THURSTON
VALLEY WAYNE WHEELER
$$
SDC027-127-030040-
SD
. SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLAY UNION
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (5%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (50%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Low (20%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
High (70%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Mod (30%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (>95%)
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The “Low” category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
“Moderate” from 30% to 60%, and “High” from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.