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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 623

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

245 PM CDT Mon Aug 26 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Extreme southwestern Illinois

  Southeastern Missouri



* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 245 PM until

  800 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A thunderstorm cluster has remained well organized across

central Missouri early this afternoon, and it appears likely that

the storms will persist through the afternoon while approaching the

Mississippi River.  Damaging winds will be the main severe weather

threat.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles north of

Farmington MO to 25 miles southeast of Poplar Bluff MO. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are

favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce

tornadoes.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 622...



AVIATION...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

29035.



...Thompson

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