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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 147

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

140 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Southern Iowa

  Northeast Kansas

  Northern Missouri



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 140 PM until

  900 PM 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

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue to develop this afternoon

along a surface boundary lying across northern Missouri and southern

Iowa.  Large hail and damaging winds are possible, along with a few

tornadoes in the strongest cells.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles

north and south of a line from 35 miles west of Saint Joseph MO to

30 miles south of Ottumwa IA. For a complete depiction of the watch

see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



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 145...WW 146...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 25030.



...Hart