Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 472

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   SEL2

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 472
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   520 PM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Northwest Minnesota
     Eastern North Dakota

   * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 520 PM until
     1100 PM CDT.

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

   SUMMARY...At least isolated severe storms including a few supercells
   are expected through early/mid-evening across the region, with large
   hail and some severe-caliber wind gusts as the primary hazards.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
   statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles west northwest
   of Roseau MN to 65 miles south of Fargo ND. For a complete depiction
   of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
   WOU2).

   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 471...

   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
   28025.

   ...Guyer

   SEL2

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 472
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   520 PM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Northwest Minnesota
     Eastern North Dakota

   * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 520 PM until
     1100 PM CDT.

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

   SUMMARY...At least isolated severe storms including a few supercells
   are expected through early/mid-evening across the region, with large
   hail and some severe-caliber wind gusts as the primary hazards.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
   statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles west northwest
   of Roseau MN to 65 miles south of Fargo ND. For a complete depiction
   of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
   WOU2).

   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 471...

   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
   28025.

   ...Guyer

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

   SAW2 
   WW 472 SEVERE TSTM MN ND 282220Z - 290400Z
   AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   25WNW ROX/ROSEAU MN/ - 65S FAR/FARGO ND/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /68SE YWG - 46S FAR/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28025.

   LAT...LON 48989489 45979557 45979807 48989753

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU2.

Watch 472 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.

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Tornadoes

Wind

Hail

Combined Severe Hail/Wind

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.