WW 194 TORNADO IL MO 070550Z – 071300Z
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 194
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1250 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Western Illinois
Eastern Missouri
* Effective this Tuesday morning from 1250 AM until 800 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include…
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY…A line of strong-severe thunderstorms will continue to
pose a threat for severe gusts and a few embedded tornadoes as it
moves eastward into the Mississippi River Valley through early
morning.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 40 miles west southwest of Poplar Bluff
MO to 20 miles north northeast of Quincy IL. 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 191…WW 192…WW 193…
AVIATION…Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 27045.
…Edwards
