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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 46

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1145 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southern Illinois

  Southern Indiana

  Western and Central Kentucky

  Southeast Missouri

  Northwest and North Central Tennessee



* Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 1145 AM

  until 500 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Multiple clusters of thunderstorms will track across the

watch area this afternoon, with a few supercell storms expected to

develop.  Strengthening winds aloft will pose a risk of a tornadoes,

possibly strong.  Hail and damaging winds are also possible with the

strongest storms.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles

north and south of a line from 25 miles west southwest of Cape

Girardeau MO to 35 miles northeast of Bowling Green KY. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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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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 450. Mean

storm motion vector 26035.



...Hart

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