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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 678

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1020 PM CDT Sun Oct 20 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southwest and south-central Missouri



* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 1020 PM

  until 500 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Extensive squall line forming from east-central Oklahoma

to southeast Kansas should further consolidate and accelerate

east-northeast across parts of southern Missouri overnight. Damaging

winds and a few tornadoes will be the main hazards.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles

north and south of a line from 5 miles west northwest of Joplin MO

to 50 miles east southeast of Fort Leonard Wood MO. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



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 676...WW 677...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 25040.



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