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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 210

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

845 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southern Illinois

  Southeast Missouri



* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 845 PM

  until 300 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A broken line/clusters of storms will continue to steadily

progress east-northeastward across southern Illinois and southeast

Missouri through the late evening and overnight hours, with the most

intense storms along and south of a warm front.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 30 statute miles

east and west of a line from 10 miles northeast of Mattoon IL to 40

miles south southwest of Cape Girardeau MO. 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 207...WW 208...WW 209...



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

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Guyer

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