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WWUS20 KWNS 252221

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SPC WW 252221

IAZ000-KSZ000-MOZ000-260400-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 244

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

525 PM CDT Sat May 25 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southern Iowa

  Far northeast Kansas

  Northern Missouri



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 525 PM until

  1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 60 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Splitting discrete cells are expected to persist and

potentially intensify along the Missouri and Iowa border area. Large

hail should be the predominant hazard.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles north

northwest of Saint Joseph MO to 25 miles northeast of Kirksville MO.

For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch

outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 238...WW 239...WW

240...WW 241...WW 242...WW 243...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 50 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

26030.



...Grams

