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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 627

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

340 PM CDT Thu Aug 29 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Extreme northeast Kansas

  Parts of northwest into central Missouri



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 340 PM until

  1100 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



SUMMARY...Ongoing isolated storms along an outflow boundary will

likely persist into central Missouri, while additional storms form

across north central Missouri and move southeastward along the same

boundary.  The storm environment is sufficient for supercells with

large hail and damaging winds this afternoon.  Later this evening,

more widespread storm development is expected along a cold front

into northwest Missouri, with upscale growth into a cluster or two

with damaging winds possible.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35

statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles northwest of

Saint Joseph MO to 25 miles northeast of Columbia MO. 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 626...



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 600. Mean storm motion vector

32020.



...Thompson

