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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 44

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

720 PM CDT Tue Feb 28 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Extreme eastern Kansas

  West-central and northern Missouri



* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 720 PM

  until 200 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter

    possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms developing near a cold front will offer

severe hail and gusts, and an increasing tornado threat with time,

while moving into strengthening moisture over the watch area.  See

SPC mesoscale discussion 223 for additional/initial meteorological

guidance.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles

east and west of a line from 40 miles south southwest of Knob Noster

MO to 25 miles north of Kirksville MO. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU4).



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 41...WW 42...WW 43...



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.



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