SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 299

WW 299 SEVERE TSTM MN WI 100630Z - 101200Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 299 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 130 AM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southern and Eastern Minnesota Western Wisconsin * Effective this Wednesday morning from 130 AM until 700 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...A band of strong to severe thunderstorms will continue northeastward through the early morning hours with primary potential for damaging winds and some hail. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles northeast of Saint Cloud MN to 35 miles south southwest of Rochester MN. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9). 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 297...WW 298... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 23035. ...Guyer Read more