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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 69

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

240 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  parts of central and eastern Iowa

  portions of central and northern Illinois

  northeastern Missouri



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 240 PM until

  900 PM CDT.



...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...



* Primary threats include...

  Several tornadoes and a few intense tornadoes likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are forecast to gradually increase in both

coverage and intensity over the next few hours, with several intense

supercell storms expected to evolve.  Along with risk for damaging

winds and very large hail, several tornadoes -- including the

potential for a few being significant/long-track -- can be expected.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 110 statute miles

either side of a line from 35 miles north northwest of Cedar Rapids

IA to 70 miles south southeast of Quincy IL. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 67...WW 68...



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 500. Mean

storm motion vector 22040.



...Goss

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