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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 498
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
440 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Far West-Central Illinois
  Eastern Kansas
  West-Central and Northern Missouri

* Effective this Tuesday afternoon from 440 PM until Midnight
  CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 75 mph possible
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms are forecast to develop through
the early to mid evening across the Watch area.  A few of the
stronger storms may evolve into supercells, in addition to organized
line segments.  A tornado is possible with any intense supercell or
embedded circulation within a convective line, but the primary
forecast hazards will be 60-75 mph gusts capable of wind damage and
large hail (1 to 2 inches in diameter).

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles northwest of
Emporia KS to 25 miles north northeast of Quincy IL. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 497...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
24030.

...Smith