Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Note: The expiration time in the watch graphic is amended if the watch is replaced, cancelled or extended.Note: Click for Watch Status Reports.
SEL2
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 482
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
405 PM MDT Tue Jul 1 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Western Nebraska
Western South Dakota
Northeast Wyoming
* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 405 PM until
1100 PM MDT.
* Primary threats include…
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY…Isolated to widely scattered severe storm development,
potentially including a couple of high-based supercells, is expected
regionally through early evening, with the possibility that a
loosely organized cluster could evolve later this evening.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles east and west of a line from 65 miles north of Rapid
City SD to 50 miles east of Sidney NE. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU2).
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 481…
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 550. Mean storm motion vector
29025.
…Guyer
SEL2
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 482
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
405 PM MDT Tue Jul 1 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Western Nebraska
Western South Dakota
Northeast Wyoming
* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 405 PM until
1100 PM MDT.
* Primary threats include…
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY…Isolated to widely scattered severe storm development,
potentially including a couple of high-based supercells, is expected
regionally through early evening, with the possibility that a
loosely organized cluster could evolve later this evening.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles east and west of a line from 65 miles north of Rapid
City SD to 50 miles east of Sidney NE. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU2).
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 481…
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 550. Mean storm motion vector
29025.
…Guyer
Note: The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area. The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW2
WW 482 SEVERE TSTM NE SD WY 012205Z – 020500Z
AXIS..70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
65N RAP/RAPID CITY SD/ – 50E SNY/SIDNEY NE/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 60NM E/W /57W DPR – 43E SNY/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29025.
LAT…LON 44980162 41090068 41090336 44980448
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU2.
Watch 482 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.
Note: Click for Complete Product Text.Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
Low (10%)
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low ( 65 knots
Low (10%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (50%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Mod (30%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (70%)
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.