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Tornado Watch 746
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WW0746 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL6
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 746
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   450 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          CENTRAL ILLINOIS
          SOUTHERN THROUGH EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON FROM 450 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
   GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
   AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTH OF CHAMPAIGN
   ILLINOIS TO 50 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI. 
   FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
   
   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.
   
   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 744...WW 745...
   
   DISCUSSION...TSTMS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND POSSIBLY
   STRENGTH ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF INTENSIFYING COLD FRONT MOVING ESE
   FROM CNTRL/SW MO.  FRONTAL UPLIFT AND LARGER SCALE UVV MAY BE
   ENHANCED WITH TIME AS SECOND IMPULSE ASSOCIATED WITH BROADER
   SHORTWAVE TROUGH CROSSING THE CNTRL PLNS CONTINUES EWD AND GLANCES
   FRONTAL ZONE.  VERY STRONG DEEP WIND FIELD...SEASONABLY MOIST
   BOUNDARY LAYER INFLOW...AND RELATIVELY STEEP LOW LVL LAPSE RATES
   SUGGEST POTENTIAL FOR A FEW SEMI-DISCRETE SUPERCELLS POSING A THREAT
   FOR TORNADOES...IN ADDITION TO SVR HAIL/WIND.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25050.
   
   
   ...CORFIDI
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