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SEL3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 293
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
230 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southwest and central Minnesota
Northeast South Dakota
* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 230 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes and a few intense tornadoes likely
Widespread damaging winds and scattered significant gusts to 80
mph likely
Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to
2.5 inches in diameter likely
SUMMARY...Clusters of severe storms, with embedded supercell
structures, will continue to spread north-northeastward from eastern
South Dakota into western and central Minnesota through the
afternoon. Additional discrete supercell development remains
possible farther to the east in southwest Minnesota, and any
supercells that form in the warm sector will have the potential to
produce a few long-tracked, intense tornadoes. Otherwise,
tornadoes, isolated very large hail and damaging gusts of 70-80 mph
can be expected with embedded supercells and bowing segments through
this evening.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles north northwest of Brainerd MN
to 30 miles southwest of Redwood Falls MN. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU3).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 292...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 21050.
...Thompson
SEL3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 293
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
230 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southwest and central Minnesota
Northeast South Dakota
* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 230 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes and a few intense tornadoes likely
Widespread damaging winds and scattered significant gusts to 80
mph likely
Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to
2.5 inches in diameter likely
SUMMARY...Clusters of severe storms, with embedded supercell
structures, will continue to spread north-northeastward from eastern
South Dakota into western and central Minnesota through the
afternoon. Additional discrete supercell development remains
possible farther to the east in southwest Minnesota, and any
supercells that form in the warm sector will have the potential to
produce a few long-tracked, intense tornadoes. Otherwise,
tornadoes, isolated very large hail and damaging gusts of 70-80 mph
can be expected with embedded supercells and bowing segments through
this evening.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles north northwest of Brainerd MN
to 30 miles southwest of Redwood Falls MN. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU3).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 292...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 21050.
...Thompson
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW3
WW 293 TORNADO MN SD 301930Z - 310300Z
AXIS..75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
50NNW BRD/BRAINERD MN/ - 30SW RWF/REDWOOD FALLS MN/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 65NM E/W /37SSE BJI - 21SW RWF/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..70 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21050.
LAT...LON 47069294 44239399 44239702 47069613
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU3.
Watch 293 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 293
VALID 310040Z - 310140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 ENE STC
TO 30 SE BRD TO 35 SW HIB.
..SPC..05/31/22
ATTN...WFO...DLH...FGF...MPX...ABR...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 293
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
MNC001-003-013-017-019-025-037-043-047-049-053-059-061-065-071-
079-095-115-123-131-137-139-147-161-163-310140-
MN
. MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AITKIN ANOKA BLUE EARTH
CARLTON CARVER CHISAGO
DAKOTA FARIBAULT FREEBORN
GOODHUE HENNEPIN ISANTI
ITASCA KANABEC KOOCHICHING
LE SUEUR MILLE LACS PINE
RAMSEY RICE ST. LOUIS
SCOTT STEELE WASECA
WASHINGTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 293
VALID 302335Z - 310040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 W MKT TO
40 W MSP TO 30 WSW STC TO 45 SE BJI.
..SPC..05/30/22
ATTN...WFO...DLH...FGF...MPX...ABR...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 293
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
MNC001-009-015-019-021-035-061-065-085-091-093-095-097-103-141-
143-145-165-171-310040-
MN
. MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AITKIN BENTON BROWN
CARVER CASS CROW WING
ITASCA KANABEC MCLEOD
MARTIN MEEKER MILLE LACS
MORRISON NICOLLET SHERBURNE
SIBLEY STEARNS WATONWAN
WRIGHT
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 293
VALID 302240Z - 302340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 S RWF TO
15 NNW RWF TO 35 NE AXN TO 35 SSW BJI.
..SPC..05/30/22
ATTN...WFO...DLH...FGF...MPX...ABR...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 293
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
MNC001-009-015-019-021-035-057-061-065-067-085-091-093-095-097-
103-127-129-141-143-145-153-159-165-171-302340-
MN
. MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AITKIN BENTON BROWN
CARVER CASS CROW WING
HUBBARD ITASCA KANABEC
KANDIYOHI MCLEOD MARTIN
MEEKER MILLE LACS MORRISON
NICOLLET REDWOOD RENVILLE
SHERBURNE SIBLEY STEARNS
TODD WADENA WATONWAN
WRIGHT
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
High (90%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
High (80%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
High (90%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
High (80%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
High (80%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
High (80%)
|
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.
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