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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 235

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

605 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Far eastern Kansas

  Northern and western Missouri



* Effective this Friday night from 605 PM until Midnight CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Multicell clusters and a couple embedded supercells should

develop into parts of Missouri this evening. Damaging winds may be

the predominant hazard, but a couple tornadoes and isolated large

hail are possible as well.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles

east and west of a line from 65 miles south southwest of Knob Noster

MO to 15 miles north northwest of Kirksville MO. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 232...WW 233...WW 234...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 500. Mean

storm motion vector 23030.



...Grams

