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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 198
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
700 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of
  Southern Illinois
  Southern Indiana
  Central and Western Kentucky
  Southeast Missouri

* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 700 PM
  until 200 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
    inches in diameter likely
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

SUMMARY...Widely scattered thunderstorms are beginning to develop
across the watch area.  These storms will organize into supercells,
capable of large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes through
the evening.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
north and south of a line from 30 miles east of Lexington KY to 5
miles northwest of Cape Girardeau 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 195...WW 196...WW 197...

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 25030.

...Hart