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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 74

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1200 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Much of Missouri



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from NOON until

  700 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to intensify this afternoon

over western Missouri and track northeastward across the watch area.

 A few severe storms are anticipated, with the possiblity of large

hail, damaging winds.  A tornado or two cannot be ruled out.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75

statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles north northwest

of Kirksville MO to 35 miles west southwest of West Plains MO. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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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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 450. Mean storm motion vector

24030.



...Hart

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