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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 512

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1235 PM CST Sun Nov 5 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Central Illinois

  East-central Missouri



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 1235 PM until

  700 PM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Widespread large hail likely with isolated very large hail

    events to 2.5 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are forming along and ahead of a cold front

sagging through the watch area.  Large hail will be possible in the

strongest cells, along with some risk for a few tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles

north and south of a line from 5 miles north northeast of Terre

Haute IN to 55 miles west northwest of Farmington 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 511...



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

surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

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

storm motion vector 25035.



...Hart

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