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SEL3
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.
&&
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
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SAW3
WW 463 TORNADO IA MN WI 261755Z - 270100Z
AXIS..55 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
50NNW MCW/MASON CITY IA/ - 10SE VOK/CAMP DOUGLAS WI/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /47NNW MCW - 23NW DLL/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27030.
LAT...LON 44619371 44629013 43039013 43029371
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU3.
Watch 463 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 463
VALID 261820Z - 261940Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..DEAN..06/26/25
ATTN...WFO...ARX...MPX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 463
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC005-037-067-089-131-191-261940-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLAMAKEE CHICKASAW FLOYD
HOWARD MITCHELL WINNESHIEK
$$
MNC039-045-047-055-099-109-147-157-169-261940-
MN
. MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DODGE FILLMORE FREEBORN
HOUSTON MOWER OLMSTED
STEELE WABASHA WINONA
$$
WIC011-023-053-063-081-103-121-123-261940-
WI
. WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUFFALO CRAWFORD JACKSON
LA CROSSE MONROE RICHLAND
TREMPEALEAU VERNON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Mod (50%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (20%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Low (<5%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (<5%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (70%)
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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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