WW 343 SEVERE TSTM ND 200225Z – 200700Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 343 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 825 PM MDT Mon Jun 19 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Western North Dakota * Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 825 PM until 100 AM MDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...A storm cluster with an embedded supercell will continue to move northeastward from eastern Montana into western North Dakota. These storms will be capable of producing severe outflow gusts of 70 mph and large hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles east southeast of Minot ND to 60 miles west northwest of Dickinson ND. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3). 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 340...WW 341...WW 342... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 24035. ...Thompson
