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Tornado Watch

Statement as of 6:25 PM CDT on May 19, 2013

Expires 2:00 AM EDT on May 20, 2013


The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of
west central Illinois
far southeastern Kansas
southwest through northeast Missouri

* effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 625 PM
until 100 am CDT.

* Primary threats include...
several tornadoes likely
numerous damaging wind gusts expected with several significant
    gusts to 90 mph possible
numerous large hail events expected with a few very large hail
    events to 2 inches in diameter possible

The Tornado Watch area is approximately along and 95 statute
miles east and west of a line from 50 miles northeast of
Kirksville Missouri to 25 miles south of Monett Missouri. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (wous64 kwns wou6).

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 180... ww 181... ww
182... ww 183... ww 184... ww 185...

Discussion... broken lines of sustained storms/supercells expected to
move generally ENE across wrn/cntrl and nrn MO this eve. These may
produce several long swaths of dmgg wind and svr hail... in addition
to a few tornadoes. Storms now forming along the KS-MO border
expected to strengthen... become better organized... and expand nwd as
the activity continues toward the szl/cou/jef areas later this eve.
At the same time... upstream large-scale Bow now crossing the ern KS
Flint Hills should maintain intensity as it continues into wrn MO
and the mkc area in association with 70 kt 500 mb speed Max rounding
se quadrant of neb upr low..

Aviation... tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface
wind gusts to 80 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to
550. Mean storm motion vector 24040.


... Corfidi

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