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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 154

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

940 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Central and Western Illinois

  Central and Eastern Missouri



* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 940 PM

  until 400 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...An severe squall line will move from west to east across

much of the Watch area during the late evening into the overnight. 

A few storms may also develop ahead of the line and also pose a

severe risk.  Tornadoes and damaging gusts will be the primary

severe hazards.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles

east and west of a line from 35 miles northeast of Peoria IL to 15

miles west of Vichy MO. For a complete depiction of the watch see

the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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 149...WW 150...WW

151...WW 152...WW 153...



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