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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 269

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

245 PM CDT Fri May 26 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Central Illinois

  West-central Indiana



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 245 PM until

  800 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...A cluster of intense thunderstorms over central Illinois

will track eastward across the watch area this afternoon, posing a

risk of large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles

north and south of a line from 25 miles west southwest of Peoria IL

to 45 miles east northeast of Lafayette IN. For a complete depiction

of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU9).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 268...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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.



...Hart

