Tuesday, May 21, 2019

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 201

WW 201 SEVERE TSTM MO 210115Z - 210900Z
WW 0201 Image

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 201
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
815 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  South-central Missouri

* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 815 PM
  until 400 AM CDT.

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

SUMMARY...Initially elevated storms capable of severe hail/possibly
wind will cross the region through mid-evening, while an additional
round of storms across southwest Missouri will accelerate
northeastward toward south-central Missouri through late
evening/overnight with damaging winds as the primary risk.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles west of Fort
Leonard Wood MO to 45 miles northeast of West Plains MO. 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 199...WW 200...

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
23030.

...Guyer

Read more

from SPC Forecast Products http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0201.html

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