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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 72

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

200 AM CDT Tue Apr 2 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Southern Illinois

  Southwest Indiana

  Western Kentucky

  Southeast Missouri



* Effective this Tuesday morning from 200 AM until 800 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A broken band of thunderstorms will continue to move

east-northeast across the Watch overnight into the early morning. 

Severe thunderstorms capable of damaging gusts are possible, in

addition to a risk for a couple of tornadoes with the more intense

cells or line segments.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles

north and south of a line from 30 miles south southwest of

Farmington MO to 40 miles northeast of Evansville IN. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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 69...WW 71...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Smith