Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes Likelihood Low Very Low Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind Moderate Moderate Severe Hail 2"+ Hail Moderate Moderate

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SEL9 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 239 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 440 PM CDT Tue Jun 2 2020 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northern Iowa Southern Minnesota West central and southwest Wisconsin * Effective this Tuesday afternoon from 440 PM until Midnight CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75 mph likely Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter likely SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are developing along a surface cold front across southern Minnesota, and these storms are expected to intensify and spread east-southeastward through late evening. Large hail and damaging gusts can be expected with the storms along the front, with a mix of multicell clusters and perhaps some embedded supercells. Other elevated convection well north of the front may also pose some threat for isolated large hail/damaging gusts. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles north and south of a line from 15 miles southwest of Worthington MN to 45 miles east of La Crosse WI. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9). 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. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 27030. ...Thompson Click for Watch Status Reports

Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes Likelihood Low Very Low Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind Moderate Moderate Severe Hail 2"+ Hail Moderate Moderate SEL9 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 239 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 440 PM CDT Tue Jun 2 2020 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northern Iowa Southern Minnesota West central and southwest Wisconsin * Effective this Tuesday afternoon from 440 PM until Midnight CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75 mph likely Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter likely SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are developing along a surface cold front across southern Minnesota, and these storms are expected to intensify and spread east-southeastward through late evening. Large hail and damaging gusts can be expected with the storms along the front, with a mix of multicell clusters and perhaps some embedded supercells. Other elevated convection well north of the front may also pose some threat for isolated large hail/damaging gusts. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles north and south of a line from 15 miles southwest of Worthington MN to 45 miles east of La Crosse WI. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9). 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. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 27030. ...Thompson

Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes Likelihood Low Very Low Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind Moderate Moderate Severe Hail 2"+ Hail Moderate Moderate

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SAW9 WW 239 SEVERE TSTM IA MN WI 022140Z - 030500Z AXIS..45 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE.. 15SW OTG/WORTHINGTON MN/ - 45E LSE/LA CROSSE WI/ ..AVIATION COORDS.. 40NM N/S /44ESE FSD - 32NW DLL/ HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS. MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27030. LAT...LON 44159579 44539035 43239035 42859579 THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS FOR WOU9. Watch 239 Status Report Messages: STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 239 VALID 030155Z - 030240Z SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 SW MCW TO 15 N MCW TO 30 SW RST TO 25 SW LSE TO 30 SW VOK TO 20 N MSN TO 20 S OSH TO 20 ENE OSH TO 20 NE GRB. ..SPC..06/03/20 ATTN...WFO...ARX...DMX...FSD...MPX... && STATUS REPORT FOR WS 239 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IAC005-037-043-065-067-089-131-191-030240- IA . IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ALLAMAKEE CHICKASAW CLAYTON FAYETTE FLOYD HOWARD MITCHELL WINNESHIEK $$ MNC055-030240- MN . MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE HOUSTON $$ WIC023-043-103-123-030240- WI . WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE CRAWFORD GRANT RICHLAND VERNON $$ THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES. $$ STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 239 VALID 030105Z - 030240Z SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 NNW FOD TO 25 ENE FRM TO 10 W RST TO 30 WSW LSE TO 25 E LSE TO 20 E VOK TO 35 WNW OSH. ..JEWELL..06/03/20 ATTN...WFO...ARX...DMX...FSD...MPX... && STATUS REPORT FOR WS 239 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IAC005-033-037-043-065-067-081-089-109-131-189-191-195-030240- IA . IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ALLAMAKEE CERRO GORDO CHICKASAW CLAYTON FAYETTE FLOYD HANCOCK HOWARD KOSSUTH MITCHELL WINNEBAGO WINNESHIEK WORTH $$ MNC043-045-047-055-099-109-169-030240- MN . MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE FARIBAULT FILLMORE FREEBORN HOUSTON MOWER OLMSTED WINONA $$ WIC001-023-043-057-063-081-103-123-030240- WI . WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ADAMS CRAWFORD GRANT JUNEAU LA CROSSE MONROE RICHLAND VERNON $$ THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES. $$ STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 239 VALID 022345Z - 030040Z SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 WSW OTG TO 15 ESE OTG TO 10 WNW FRM TO 25 S MKT TO 25 E MKT TO 20 NNW RST TO 35 ENE RST TO 20 N LSE TO 35 NW VOK TO 30 SW CWA TO 5 WSW CWA. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 785 ..JEWELL..06/02/20 ATTN...WFO...ARX...DMX...FSD...MPX... && STATUS REPORT FOR WS 239 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IAC005-033-037-041-043-059-063-065-067-081-089-109-131-141-143- 147-189-191-195-030040- IA . IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ALLAMAKEE CERRO GORDO CHICKASAW CLAY CLAYTON DICKINSON EMMET FAYETTE FLOYD HANCOCK HOWARD KOSSUTH MITCHELL O'BRIEN OSCEOLA PALO ALTO WINNEBAGO WINNESHIEK WORTH $$ MNC039-043-045-047-055-091-099-109-147-161-169-030040- MN . MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE DODGE FARIBAULT FILLMORE FREEBORN HOUSTON MARTIN MOWER OLMSTED STEELE WASECA WINONA $$ WIC001-023-043-053-057-063-081-103-123-030040- WI . WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ADAMS CRAWFORD GRANT JACKSON JUNEAU LA CROSSE MONROE RICHLAND VERNON $$ THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES. $$ STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 239 VALID 022300Z - 030040Z SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 E FSD TO 5 NNW OTG TO 30 ENE OTG TO 35 NNW FRM TO 20 W MKT TO 20 NNW MKT. ..JEWELL..06/02/20 ATTN...WFO...ARX...DMX...FSD...MPX... && STATUS REPORT FOR WS 239 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IAC005-033-037-041-043-059-063-065-067-081-089-109-131-141-143- 147-189-191-195-030040- IA . IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ALLAMAKEE CERRO GORDO CHICKASAW CLAY CLAYTON DICKINSON EMMET FAYETTE FLOYD HANCOCK HOWARD KOSSUTH MITCHELL O'BRIEN OSCEOLA PALO ALTO WINNEBAGO WINNESHIEK WORTH $$ MNC013-039-043-045-047-049-055-063-079-091-099-103-105-109-131- 147-157-161-165-169-030040- MN . MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BLUE EARTH DODGE FARIBAULT FILLMORE FREEBORN GOODHUE HOUSTON JACKSON LE SUEUR MARTIN MOWER NICOLLET NOBLES OLMSTED RICE STEELE WABASHA WASECA WATONWAN WINONA $$ WIC001-011-017-023-033-035-043-053-057-063-081-091-093-103-109- 121-123-030040- WI . WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ADAMS BUFFALO CHIPPEWA CRAWFORD DUNN EAU CLAIRE GRANT JACKSON JUNEAU LA CROSSE MONROE PEPIN PIERCE RICHLAND ST. CROIX TREMPEALEAU VERNON $$ THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES. $$