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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Very Low Very Low

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   SEL1
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 1
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1150 PM CST MON JAN 16 2012
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
          SOUTHWEST THROUGH EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 1150 PM
   UNTIL 700 AM CST.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
   TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF
   SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI TO 30 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF ALTON
   ILLINOIS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
   
   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.
   
   DISCUSSION...SCTD TSTMS HAVE INCREASED IN THE PAST HOUR ALONG AND
   AHEAD OF SW-NE COLD FRONT THROUGH CNTRL MO.  STORMS MAY SOMEWHAT
   INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND POSSIBLY STRENGTH THROUGH EARLY TUE AS
   REGION IS GLANCED BY NEXT WEAK IMPULSE SHEARING ENEWD AHEAD OF MAIN
   UPR TROUGH MOVING E FROM CNTRL KS.  NEAR-SFC SSWLY FLOW WILL
   MAINTAIN LOW LVL WAA ACROSS REGION...WITH SFC TEMPS AROUND 60 F AND
   SFC DEW POINTS IN THE MID/UPR 50S.  THIS SETUP MAY YIELD A FEW SHORT
   LINES/BROKEN SEGMENTS OF STORMS CAPABLE OF LOCALLY DMGG WIND AND
   PERHAPS ONE OR TWO QLCS TORNADOES GIVEN COOL MID LVL TEMPS/STRENGTH
   OF CLOUD LAYER FLOW.
   
   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 350.
   MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25045.
   
   
   ...CORFIDI
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