

710 

WWUS20 KWNS 111707

SEL7

SPC WW 111707

ILZ000-MOZ000-120000-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 167

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1210 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI



* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1210 PM

  UNTIL 700 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE INTENSIFYING OVER EAST-CENTRAL MO.

THESE STORMS WILL TRACK EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL IL THIS

AFTERNOON...POSING A THREAT OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.  THERE

IS SOME RISK OF A TORNADO OR TWO WITH THE MOST INTENSE STORMS.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES WEST

NORTHWEST OF SAINT LOUIS MISSOURI TO 45 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF

MATTOON ILLINOIS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



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.



&&



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 25025.





...HART

