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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 571
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WW0571 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
High Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL1

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 571
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   300 PM CDT Tue Jul 30 2024

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Southern and Central Illinois
     Western Kentucky
     Central and Eastern Missouri

   * Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 300 PM until
     1000 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
       to 75 mph possible
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will likely continue to increase in coverage
   and intensity this afternoon and evening. Both large hail and
   severe/damaging winds should occur, with some potential for a swath
   of severe winds up to 60-75 mph as convection spreads
   east-southeastward. Scattered large hail up to 1-2 inches in
   diameter may also occur with any more discrete thunderstorms.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90
   statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles northwest of
   Saint Louis MO to 30 miles south southwest of Paducah KY. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

   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.

   &&

   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 568...WW 570...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   31035.

   ...Gleason
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