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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 41

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

215 PM CST Tue Feb 28 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southern and West-Central Illinois

  Extreme Southeast Kansas

  Central and Southern Missouri



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 215 PM until

  900 PM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 3 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Widely scattered thunderstorms are expected to affect the

watch area this afternoon and evening, with a few severe storms

likely.  Very large hail and isolated tornadoes will be possible in

the more intense storms.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles

north and south of a line from 10 miles west northwest of Joplin MO

to 25 miles south southeast of Mount Vernon IL. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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.



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AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean

storm motion vector 25035.



...Hart

