Thursday, April 22, 2010

WATCHES: Test...tornado Watch Number 9997...test

WWUS20 KWNS 221804
SEL7
SPC WW 221804
MNZ000-LSZ000-221900-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TEST...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 9997...TEST
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
205 PM EDT THU APR 22 2010

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A...TEST...
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

MINNESOTA
LAKE SUPERIOR

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON FROM 205 PM UNTIL 300 PM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TEST TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 95 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 75 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
BEMIDJI MINNESOTA TO 15 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF FAIRMONT
MINNESOTA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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.

DISCUSSION...TEST...TEST...TEST...TEST

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 24035.


..GUYER/IMY

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