Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Set your NOAA Weather Radio to the alert mode before retiring for the evening. Southern Minnesota is in a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 6am. Major threat is damaging straightline winds along with drenching rains.

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 388

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

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900 PM CDT TUE JUN 22 2010

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

MUCH OF IOWA

SOUTHERN MINNESOTA

WESTERN WISCONSIN

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 900 PM

UNTIL 600 AM CDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80

MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.