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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 50

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1245 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  WESTERN KENTUCKY

  SOUTHEAST MISSOURI



* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1245 PM

  UNTIL 700 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS WITH A FEW VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE

MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF

FARMINGTON MISSOURI TO 40 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF PADUCAH

KENTUCKY.  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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 49...



DISCUSSION...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN MO WILL TRACK

EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON.  INCREASING

INSTABILITY IN THIS REGION...COUPLED WITH FAVORABLE LOW LEVEL

VERTICAL SHEAR WILL PROMOTE A RISK OF SEVERE STORMS...INCLUDING

SUPERCELLS.  A RESIDUAL OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE

LOW LEVEL SHEAR AND POSE A RISK OF A FEW TORNADOES.



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 25035.





...HART

