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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 463

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1255 PM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Northeast Iowa

  Southeast Minnesota

  Southwest Wisconsin



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 1255 PM

  until 800 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...An emerging cluster of thunderstorms ahead of a surface

low and along a warm front will pose some risk of tornadoes and

damaging wind gusts through the afternoon.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles

north and south of a line from 50 miles north northwest of Mason

City IA to 10 miles southeast of Camp Douglas WI. 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.



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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 500. Mean

storm motion vector 27030.



...Hart

