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Tornado Watch 150
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
High High
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
High High

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 150
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   315 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Northwest Arkansas
     Southeast Kansas
     Southwest Missouri
     Eastern Oklahoma

   * Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 315 PM until
     1100 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes likely
     Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 3
       inches in diameter likely
     Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
       mph likely

   SUMMARY...Rapid severe storm development is expected soon across
   southeast Kansas, and these storms will likely grow upscale quickly
   this evening while surging southeastward into northeast Oklahoma,
   southwest Missouri, and northwest Arkansas.  The initial storms
   could be supercells with the potential for a couple of tornadoes and
   very large hail.  Embedded supercells and bowing segments are
   expected later this evening with upscale growth of the storms into a
   squall line, and an increasing threat for widespread/significant
   wind damage.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 105 statute miles
   north and south of a line from 45 miles southwest of Tulsa OK to 10
   miles south of Monett MO. For a complete depiction of the watch see
   the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

   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.

   &&

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
   surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean
   storm motion vector 32035.

   ...Thompson
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