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SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 257
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
340 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central and Southern Missouri
* Effective this Friday morning from 340 AM until 1000 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Somewhat similar to late last night, a well-organized line
of storms will move southeastward across portions of
central/southern Missouri through the early morning hours. Damaging
winds will be the most probable hazard as these storms spread
southeast across the region through sunrise.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles east and west of a line from 65 miles north northwest
of Columbia MO to 30 miles west southwest of West Plains MO. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 255...WW 256...
AVIATION...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 600. Mean storm motion vector
29040.
...Guyer
SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 257
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
340 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central and Southern Missouri
* Effective this Friday morning from 340 AM until 1000 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Somewhat similar to late last night, a well-organized line
of storms will move southeastward across portions of
central/southern Missouri through the early morning hours. Damaging
winds will be the most probable hazard as these storms spread
southeast across the region through sunrise.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles east and west of a line from 65 miles north northwest
of Columbia MO to 30 miles west southwest of West Plains MO. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 255...WW 256...
AVIATION...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 600. Mean storm motion vector
29040.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW7
WW 257 SEVERE TSTM MO 050840Z - 051500Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
65NNW COU/COLUMBIA MO/ - 30WSW UNO/WEST PLAINS MO/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM E/W /28S IRK - 66SE SGF/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29040.
LAT...LON 39689147 36589120 36589354 39689391
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU7.
Watch 257 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 257
VALID 051225Z - 051340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 E UMN TO
35 E SGF TO 5 SE TBN TO 10 NE VIH TO 45 NE VIH.
..LEITMAN..06/05/20
ATTN...WFO...LSX...SGF...EAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 257
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
MOC043-065-067-091-149-153-161-203-213-215-225-229-051340-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHRISTIAN DENT DOUGLAS
HOWELL OREGON OZARK
PHELPS SHANNON TANEY
TEXAS WEBSTER WRIGHT
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 257
VALID 051120Z - 051240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 ENE JLN
TO 40 SW JEF TO 20 WSW COU TO 15 S IRK TO 30 WNW IRK TO 40 E LWD.
..LEITMAN..06/05/20
ATTN...WFO...LSX...SGF...EAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 257
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
MOC001-007-019-027-029-043-051-055-059-065-067-073-077-091-105-
121-125-131-135-137-149-151-153-161-167-169-171-175-197-203-211-
213-215-225-229-051240-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR AUDRAIN BOONE
CALLAWAY CAMDEN CHRISTIAN
COLE CRAWFORD DALLAS
DENT DOUGLAS GASCONADE
GREENE HOWELL LACLEDE
MACON MARIES MILLER
MONITEAU MONROE OREGON
OSAGE OZARK PHELPS
POLK PULASKI PUTNAM
RANDOLPH SCHUYLER SHANNON
SULLIVAN TANEY TEXAS
WEBSTER WRIGHT
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 257
VALID 051025Z - 051140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LEITMAN..06/05/20
ATTN...WFO...LSX...SGF...EAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 257
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
MOC007-011-015-019-027-029-039-041-043-051-053-055-057-059-065-
067-073-077-085-089-091-105-115-121-125-131-135-137-141-149-151-
153-161-167-169-175-185-203-213-215-217-225-229-051140-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUDRAIN BARTON BENTON
BOONE CALLAWAY CAMDEN
CEDAR CHARITON CHRISTIAN
COLE COOPER CRAWFORD
DADE DALLAS DENT
DOUGLAS GASCONADE GREENE
HICKORY HOWARD HOWELL
LACLEDE LINN MACON
MARIES MILLER MONITEAU
MONROE MORGAN OREGON
OSAGE OZARK PHELPS
POLK PULASKI RANDOLPH
ST. CLAIR SHANNON TANEY
TEXAS VERNON 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 (20%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (<2%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (<5%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (80%)
|
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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