Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 446

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 446
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   910 PM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Western into Central Minnesota
     Southeast North Dakota
     Northern into Northeast South Dakota

   * Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 910 PM
     until 400 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
       inches in diameter possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

   SUMMARY...Isolated severe thunderstorms this evening will pose a
   risk for large to very large hail and severe gusts.  Thunderstorms
   are forecast to increase in coverage late this evening into the
   overnight.  The risks for hail and wind will likely continue as the
   expected thunderstorm activity gradually shifts from west to east
   across the Watch area.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 100
   statute miles north and south of a line from 55 miles southwest of
   Jamestown ND to 65 miles east southeast of Alexandria MN. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

   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 443...WW 444...WW 445...

   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 500. Mean storm motion vector
   30025.

   ...Smith

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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW6 
   WW 446 SEVERE TSTM MN ND SD 200210Z - 200900Z
   AXIS..100 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   55SW JMS/JAMESTOWN ND/ - 65ESE AXN/ALEXANDRIA MN/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 85NM N/S /54ESE BIS - 51S BRD/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 30025.

   LAT...LON 47819950 46959416 44069416 44929950

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU6.

Watch 446 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 446

VALID 200250Z - 200340Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..SPC..06/20/25

ATTN...WFO...FGF...MPX...ABR...FSD...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 446 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

MNC005-009-011-023-027-041-051-067-073-081-083-093-097-107-111-
121-127-129-145-149-151-153-155-159-167-173-200340-

MN 
.    MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BECKER		     BENTON		 BIG STONE	     
CHIPPEWA	     CLAY		 DOUGLAS	     
GRANT		     KANDIYOHI		 LAC QUI PARLE	     
LINCOLN 	     LYON		 MEEKER 	     
MORRISON	     NORMAN		 OTTER TAIL	     
POPE		     REDWOOD		 RENVILLE	     
STEARNS 	     STEVENS		 SWIFT		     
TODD		     TRAVERSE		 WADENA 	     
WILKIN		     YELLOW MEDICINE	 
$$


NDC003-017-039-073-077-081-091-097-200340-

ND 
.    NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARNES		     CASS		 GRIGGS 	     
RANSOM		     RICHLAND		 SARGENT	     
STEELE		     TRAILL		 
$$


SDC011-013-021-025-029-031-037-039-045-049-051-057-077-089-091-
109-115-129-200340-

SD 
.    SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BROOKINGS	     BROWN		 CAMPBELL	     
CLARK		     CODINGTON		 CORSON 	     
DAY		     DEUEL		 EDMUNDS	     
FAULK		     GRANT		 HAMLIN 	     
KINGSBURY	     MCPHERSON		 MARSHALL	     
ROBERTS 	     SPINK		 WALWORTH	     
$$


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.
$$

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