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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 102

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

820 PM CDT Wed Mar 29 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southeastern abnd east-central Missouri



* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 820 PM

  until 300 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...A narrow corridor of severe-thunderstorm potential -- the

risk for large hail, isolated damaging wind and a couple tornadoes

-- may spread northeastward from the domain of tornado watch 99 into

a warm-frontal zone.  Refer to SPC mesoscale discussion 373 for

initial meteorological details.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 35 statute miles

east and west of a line from 70 miles south of Farmington MO to 35

miles east of Jefferson City MO. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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 99...WW 100...WW 101...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 450. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Edwards

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