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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 543

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

735 PM CDT Fri Jul 25 2025



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 

  Western and Central North Dakota



* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 735 PM

  until 200 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this evening

into tonight within the very unstable airmass in place across

western and central ND. Large to very large hail is possible with

the more cellular, early-stage thunderstorms. Upscale growth into a

more linear convective system is possible, with the primary hazard

transitioning to strong wind gusts if this line materializes.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75

statute miles north and south of a line from 55 miles northeast of

Bismarck ND to 60 miles west northwest of Dickinson ND. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are

favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce

tornadoes.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 542...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

27030.



...Mosier