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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 459
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WW0459 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
High Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL9

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 459
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   515 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Southern Iowa
     Northern Illinois
     Far Northeast Missouri
     Eastern Nebraska

   * Effective this Tuesday afternoon from 515 PM until Midnight
     CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
       to 2.5 inches in diameter possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Robust thunderstorms will continue to develop and slowly
   sag east-southeastward late this afternoon and evening. Large to
   very large hail around 1.5-2.5 inches in diameter along with 60-70
   mph wind gusts should be the main threats. A brief landspout tornado
   or two may also occur.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
   statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west southwest
   of Norfolk NE to 20 miles northeast of Peoria IL. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

   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 457...WW 458...

   AVIATION...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
   31025.

   ...Gleason
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