WW 314 TORNADO AR IL KY MO TN 260735Z – 261500Z
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 314
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
235 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Northern Arkansas
Southern Illinois
Western Kentucky
South-central and southeastern Missouri
Northwestern Tennessee
* Effective this Sunday morning from 235 AM until 1000 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include…
A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY…Severe thunderstorms (including a supercell with a history
of tornadoes now just west of the AR part of the watch) should
continue to shift eastward and develop anew, affecting areas from
the Ozarks toward the lowest Ohio Valley through midmorning. All
severe hazards are possible.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
north and south of a line from 25 miles south of Springfield MO to
35 miles east of Paducah KY. 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 311…WW 313…
AVIATION…Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 27035.
…Edwards
