SEL6

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 546
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1215 PM CDT FRI OCT 11 2013

   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

   * TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
     WESTERN MINNESOTA
     SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA
     NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA

   * EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1215 PM UNTIL
     800 PM CDT.

   * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
     SEVERAL TORNADOES POSSIBLE
     SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
     A FEW LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90 STATUTE
   MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 85 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
   JAMESTOWN NORTH DAKOTA TO 5 MILES EAST OF ALEXANDRIA MINNESOTA. 
   FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

   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.

   &&

   DISCUSSION...ONE OR MULTIPLE ARCING BANDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE
   EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. 
   CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR LOW-LEVEL UPDRAFT ROTATION AND
   TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE...AS IS SOME HAIL AND LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND
   GUSTS.

   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
   GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 350.
   MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 14030.


   ...MEAD

   SEL6

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 546
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1215 PM CDT FRI OCT 11 2013

   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

   * TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
     WESTERN MINNESOTA
     SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA
     NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA

   * EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1215 PM UNTIL
     800 PM CDT.

   * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
     SEVERAL TORNADOES POSSIBLE
     SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
     A FEW LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90 STATUTE
   MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 85 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
   JAMESTOWN NORTH DAKOTA TO 5 MILES EAST OF ALEXANDRIA MINNESOTA. 
   FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

   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.

   &&

   DISCUSSION...ONE OR MULTIPLE ARCING BANDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE
   EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. 
   CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR LOW-LEVEL UPDRAFT ROTATION AND
   TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE...AS IS SOME HAIL AND LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND
   GUSTS.

   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
   GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 350.
   MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 14030.


   ...MEAD

   WOUS64 KWNS 111713
   WOU6

   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 546
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1215 PM CDT FRI OCT 11 2013

   TORNADO WATCH 546 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR THE
    FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

   MNC005-011-023-027-041-051-073-087-107-111-121-149-151-155-167-
   173-120100-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0546.131011T1715Z-131012T0100Z/

   MN 
   .    MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   BECKER               BIG STONE           CHIPPEWA            
   CLAY                 DOUGLAS             GRANT               
   LAC QUI PARLE        MAHNOMEN            NORMAN              
   OTTER TAIL           POPE                STEVENS             
   SWIFT                TRAVERSE            WILKIN              
   YELLOW MEDICINE      


   NDC003-015-017-021-029-031-039-043-045-047-051-073-077-081-091-
   093-097-120100-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0546.131011T1715Z-131012T0100Z/

   ND 
   .    NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   BARNES               BURLEIGH            CASS                
   DICKEY               EMMONS              FOSTER              
   GRIGGS               KIDDER              LAMOURE             
   LOGAN                MCINTOSH            RANSOM              
   RICHLAND             SARGENT             STEELE              
   STUTSMAN             TRAILL              


   SDC013-021-025-029-037-039-045-049-051-057-059-089-091-109-115-
   120100-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0546.131011T1715Z-131012T0100Z/

   SD 
   .    SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   BROWN                CAMPBELL            CLARK               
   CODINGTON            DAY                 DEUEL               
   EDMUNDS              FAULK               GRANT               
   HAMLIN               HAND                MARSHALL            
   MCPHERSON            ROBERTS             SPINK               


   ATTN...WFO...FGF...ABR...BIS...MPX...

   SAW6 
   WW 546 TORNADO MN ND SD 111715Z - 120100Z
   AXIS..90 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   85WSW JMS/JAMESTOWN ND/ - 5E AXN/ALEXANDRIA MN/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 80NM N/S /24SE BIS - 60WSW BRD/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 350. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 14030.

   LAT...LON 47750033 47169530 44569530 45130033

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

Watch 546 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #6 ON WW 546

VALID 120025Z - 120100Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 NNE AXN
TO 40 NNW DTL.

WW 546 WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 120100Z.

..THOMPSON..10/12/13

ATTN...WFO...FGF...ABR...MPX...BIS...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 546 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

MNC005-087-111-120100-

MN 
.    MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BECKER		     MAHNOMEN		 OTTER TAIL	     
$$


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 #5 ON WW 546

VALID 112340Z - 120040Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 NW RWF TO
40 ESE VVV TO 40 NW AXN TO 30 N FAR.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1964

..THOMPSON..10/11/13

ATTN...WFO...FGF...ABR...MPX...BIS...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 546 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

MNC005-023-027-041-087-107-111-121-151-120040-

MN 
.    MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BECKER		     CHIPPEWA		 CLAY		     
DOUGLAS 	     MAHNOMEN		 NORMAN 	     
OTTER TAIL	     POPE		 SWIFT		     
$$


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 #4 ON WW 546

VALID 112250Z - 112340Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 W RWF TO
50 WNW AXN TO 15 ENE JMS TO 45 NNE JMS.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1964

..THOMPSON..10/11/13

ATTN...WFO...FGF...ABR...MPX...BIS...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 546 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

MNC005-023-027-041-051-087-107-111-121-149-151-167-173-112340-

MN 
.    MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BECKER		     CHIPPEWA		 CLAY		     
DOUGLAS 	     GRANT		 MAHNOMEN	     
NORMAN		     OTTER TAIL 	 POPE		     
STEVENS 	     SWIFT		 WILKIN 	     
YELLOW MEDICINE      
$$


NDC003-017-039-091-097-112340-

ND 
.    NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARNES		     CASS		 GRIGGS 	     
STEELE		     TRAILL		 
$$


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 #3 ON WW 546

VALID 112045Z - 112140Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 ESE ATY
TO 55 NE ABR TO 15 SW JMS TO 30 NE BIS.

..SPC..10/11/13

ATTN...WFO...FGF...ABR...MPX...BIS...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 546 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

MNC005-011-023-027-041-051-073-087-107-111-121-149-151-155-167-
173-112140-

MN 
.    MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BECKER		     BIG STONE		 CHIPPEWA	     
CLAY		     DOUGLAS		 GRANT		     
LAC QUI PARLE	     MAHNOMEN		 NORMAN 	     
OTTER TAIL	     POPE		 STEVENS	     
SWIFT		     TRAVERSE		 WILKIN 	     
YELLOW MEDICINE      
$$


NDC003-017-031-039-043-045-073-077-081-091-093-097-112140-

ND 
.    NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARNES		     CASS		 FOSTER 	     
GRIGGS		     KIDDER		 LAMOURE	     
RANSOM		     RICHLAND		 SARGENT	     
STEELE		     STUTSMAN		 TRAILL 	     
$$


SDC039-051-091-109-112140-

SD 
.    SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

DEUEL		     GRANT		 MARSHALL	     
ROBERTS 	     
$$


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 #2 ON WW 546

VALID 111930Z - 112040Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 W ATY TO
35 NNW ABR TO 25 ENE BIS.

..SPC..10/11/13

ATTN...WFO...FGF...ABR...MPX...BIS...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 546 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

MNC005-011-023-027-041-051-073-087-107-111-121-149-151-155-167-
173-112040-

MN 
.    MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BECKER		     BIG STONE		 CHIPPEWA	     
CLAY		     DOUGLAS		 GRANT		     
LAC QUI PARLE	     MAHNOMEN		 NORMAN 	     
OTTER TAIL	     POPE		 STEVENS	     
SWIFT		     TRAVERSE		 WILKIN 	     
YELLOW MEDICINE      
$$


NDC003-015-017-021-031-039-043-045-047-073-077-081-091-093-097-
112040-

ND 
.    NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARNES		     BURLEIGH		 CASS		     
DICKEY		     FOSTER		 GRIGGS 	     
KIDDER		     LAMOURE		 LOGAN		     
RANSOM		     RICHLAND		 SARGENT	     
STEELE		     STUTSMAN		 TRAILL 	     
$$


SDC013-025-029-037-039-051-057-091-109-112040-

SD 
.    SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BROWN		     CLARK		 CODINGTON	     
DAY		     DEUEL		 GRANT		     
HAMLIN		     MARSHALL		 ROBERTS	     
$$


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 546

VALID 111835Z - 111940Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 S ABR TO
30 SE BIS.

..SPC..10/11/13

ATTN...WFO...FGF...ABR...MPX...BIS...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 546 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

MNC005-011-023-027-041-051-073-087-107-111-121-149-151-155-167-
173-111940-

MN 
.    MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BECKER		     BIG STONE		 CHIPPEWA	     
CLAY		     DOUGLAS		 GRANT		     
LAC QUI PARLE	     MAHNOMEN		 NORMAN 	     
OTTER TAIL	     POPE		 STEVENS	     
SWIFT		     TRAVERSE		 WILKIN 	     
YELLOW MEDICINE      
$$


NDC003-015-017-021-029-031-039-043-045-047-051-073-077-081-091-
093-097-111940-

ND 
.    NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARNES		     BURLEIGH		 CASS		     
DICKEY		     EMMONS		 FOSTER 	     
GRIGGS		     KIDDER		 LAMOURE	     
LOGAN		     MCINTOSH		 RANSOM 	     
RICHLAND	     SARGENT		 STEELE 	     
STUTSMAN	     TRAILL		 
$$


SDC013-025-029-037-039-045-051-057-089-091-109-115-111940-

SD 
.    SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BROWN		     CLARK		 CODINGTON	     
DAY		     DEUEL		 EDMUNDS	     
GRANT		     HAMLIN		 MCPHERSON	     
MARSHALL	     ROBERTS		 SPINK		     
$$


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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