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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 321

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1205 PM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Central and Northeast Illinois

  Northwest Indiana

  Southwest Lower Michigan

  Lake Michigan



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 1205 PM

  until 700 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Scattered large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Isolated rotating storms have begun to develop over

central and northeast Illinois.  This trend may continue through the

afternoon, with the potential for damaging wind gusts or isolated

tornadoes in the strongest cells.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles

north and south of a line from 35 miles west northwest of Decatur IL

to 35 miles north of Lansing MI. 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 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24030.



...Hart

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