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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 90

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

425 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Northeast Arkansas

  Southern Illinois

  Southwest Indiana

  Western Kentucky

  Southeast Missouri



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon from 425 PM until Midnight

  CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75

    mph likely



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will rapidly develop this afternoon across

southeast Missouri and build eastward across the watch area this

evening.  Supercells and bowing segments capable of very large hail

and damaging wind gusts are expected.  A few tornadoes are possible.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles

north and south of a line from 30 miles west northwest of West

Plains MO to 15 miles south southeast of Owensboro KY. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 87...WW 88...WW 89...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 28035.



...Hart

