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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 112

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

100 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Central Illinois

  East Central Missouri



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 100 PM until

  800 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms over east-central Missouri will increase in

coverage and spread across the watch area this afternoon.  The

strongest cells will pose a risk of large hail and damaging winds.

An isolated tornado or two is also possible.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50

statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles west southwest

of Saint Louis MO to 30 miles south of Danville IL. 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 111...



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

24035.



...Hart

