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Tornado Watch 345
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WW0345 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Moderate
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL5
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 345
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   545 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
          EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS
          NORTHERN MISSOURI
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM 545 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
   GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
   AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
   DES MOINES IOWA TO 25 MILES SOUTH OF KNOB NOSTER MISSOURI.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
   UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
   
   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.
   
   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 341...WW 342...WW
   343...WW 344...
   
   DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO INCREASE
   ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN MO AND SOUTH CENTRAL IA...AND WILL
   OVERSPREAD THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THE EVENING.  STRONG INSTABILITY
   AND FAVORABLE VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES WILL PROMOTE A RISK OF VERY
   LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.
   
   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 25030.
   
   
   ...HART
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