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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 533

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

545 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Central and Southern Illinois

  Southeast Missouri



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and Monday morning from 545 PM

  until 100 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will develop eastward across Missouri into

Illinois this evening, with strong winds aloft increasing the risk

of severe storm activity.  Damaging winds, a few tornadoes, and

large hail will be possible across this region.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles

east and west of a line from 30 miles northwest of Champaign IL to

20 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 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 531...WW 532...



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 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Hart

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