Minneapolis got some wicked stuff earlier
SEL7 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 187 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 810 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN IOWA WESTERN ANDN NORTHERN ILLINOIS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA FAR NORTHEAST MISSOURI WESTERN AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN * EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 810 PM UNTIL 300 AM CDT. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... SEVERAL TORNADOES POSSIBLE NUMEROUS DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTH OF LONEROCK WISCONSIN TO 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BURLINGTON IOWA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). 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 180...WW 181...WW 182...WW 183...WW 184...WW 185...WW 186... DISCUSSION...NUMEROUS BANDS/CLUSTERS OF TSTMS EXPECTED TO AFFECT WW AREA THIS EVE THROUGH EARLY MON AS MOIST...SSWLY LLJ NOCTURNALLY STRENGTHENS AND SWLY MID-LVL FLOW INTENSIFIES WITH THE CONTINUED NE ADVANCE OF 70+ KT MID SPEED MAX IN E QUADRANT OF NEB UPR LOW. ACTIVITY MAY INCLUDE A FEW SUSTAINED STORMS...SUPERCELLS...AND LEWPS WITH A RISK FOR DMGG WIND...HAIL...AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES DESPITE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 22035. ...CORFIDI
