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WWUS20 KWNS 032258

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SPC WW 032258

IAZ000-MOZ000-NEZ000-040600-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 210

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

600 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHERN IOWA

  NORTHERN MISSOURI

  CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA



* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 600 PM

  UNTIL 100 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED WITH SCATTERED SIGNIFICANT

    GUSTS TO 80 MPH LIKELY

  WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL EXPECTED WITH SCATTERED VERY LARGE HAIL

    EVENTS TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE

MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF

KIRKSVILLE MISSOURI TO 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BROKEN BOW NEBRASKA.

 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 207...WW 208...WW 209...



DISCUSSION...NUMEROUS INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE TRACKING ACROSS

CENTRAL NEB INTO SOUTHWEST IA AND NORTHWEST MO.  STORMS WILL

MAINTAIN INTENSITY THROUGH THE EVENING AND SPREAD SOUTHEASTWARD

ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.  THE ENVIRONMENT IS VERY FAVORABLE FOR

TORNADOES...AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOW ECHOES CAPABLE OF

WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS.



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29040.





...HART

