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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 513

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

345 PM CST Sun Nov 5 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southern Illinois

  Southwest Indiana

  Western Kentucky

  Southeast Missouri



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until

  1000 PM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely

  Widespread large hail likely with isolated very large hail

    events to 2.5 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Intense thunderstorms will continue to develop over

southeast MO and spread across the watch area this afternoon and

evening.  Large hail is the main concern, but conditions are also

favorable for a few tornadoes in any persistent supercells.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles

north and south of a line from 45 miles northwest of Poplar Bluff MO

to 20 miles north northeast of Owensboro KY. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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...WW 512...



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 500. Mean

storm motion vector 25035.



...Hart

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