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SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 64
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
405 PM CDT Fri Mar 27 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southwest into central Missouri
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 405 PM until
900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Elevated thunderstorms with a history of large hail, and
some supercell structures, will continue to spread
east-northeastward across Missouri through the afternoon.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35
statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles south
southwest of Joplin MO to 25 miles south southeast of Vichy MO. For
a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
AVIATION...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
24055.
...Thompson
SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 64
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
405 PM CDT Fri Mar 27 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southwest into central Missouri
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 405 PM until
900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Elevated thunderstorms with a history of large hail, and
some supercell structures, will continue to spread
east-northeastward across Missouri through the afternoon.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35
statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles south
southwest of Joplin MO to 25 miles south southeast of Vichy MO. For
a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
AVIATION...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
24055.
...Thompson
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW4
WW 64 SEVERE TSTM MO 272105Z - 280200Z
AXIS..35 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
10SSW JLN/JOPLIN MO/ - 25SSE VIH/VICHY MO/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 30NM N/S /31ESE OSW - 65W FAM/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24055.
LAT...LON 37529457 38309159 37299159 36509457
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU4.
Watch 64 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 64
VALID 272350Z - 280040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 NNW SGF
TO 25 WNW HRO.
..DEAN..03/27/20
ATTN...WFO...SGF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 64
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
MOC009-057-097-109-119-145-280040-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARRY DADE JASPER
LAWRENCE MCDONALD NEWTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 64
VALID 272240Z - 272340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 239
..DEAN..03/27/20
ATTN...WFO...SGF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 64
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
MOC009-029-043-057-059-065-067-077-097-105-109-119-125-131-145-
153-161-167-169-203-209-213-215-225-229-272340-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARRY CAMDEN CHRISTIAN
DADE DALLAS DENT
DOUGLAS GREENE JASPER
LACLEDE LAWRENCE MCDONALD
MARIES MILLER NEWTON
OZARK PHELPS POLK
PULASKI SHANNON STONE
TANEY TEXAS WEBSTER
WRIGHT
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (10%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (<2%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (10%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (30%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
Mod (60%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
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