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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 257

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

340 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Central and Southern Missouri



* Effective this Friday morning from 340 AM until 1000 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Somewhat similar to late last night, a well-organized line

of storms will move southeastward across portions of

central/southern Missouri through the early morning hours. Damaging

winds will be the most probable hazard as these storms spread

southeast across the region through sunrise.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65

statute miles east and west of a line from 65 miles north northwest

of Columbia MO to 30 miles west southwest of West Plains MO. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



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 255...WW 256...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few

cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector

29040.



...Guyer

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