WW 116 TORNADO IA MO 161520Z – 162300Z
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 116
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1020 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southern Iowa
Western and Northern Missouri
* Effective this Tuesday morning and evening from 1020 AM until
600 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include…
A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY…Storms will likely continue to intensify and organize,
including supercells, as they further develop and move northeastward
across the region today, with steady destabilization into afternoon
as heating occurs and cloud breaks occur.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 25 miles west northwest of Knoxville IA
to 10 miles south southeast of Knob Noster MO. 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.
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AVIATION…Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 23040.
…Guyer
