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SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 302
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
240 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southeast Iowa
Western and Southern Illinois
Northern and Eastern Missouri
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 240 PM until
900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will continue to
develop across the region in vicinity of multiple boundaries, with
bouts of large hail and damaging winds as the primary hazards.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles southwest of
Kirksville MO to 40 miles south southeast of Decatur IL. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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.
&&
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
25025.
...Guyer
SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 302
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
240 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southeast Iowa
Western and Southern Illinois
Northern and Eastern Missouri
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 240 PM until
900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will continue to
develop across the region in vicinity of multiple boundaries, with
bouts of large hail and damaging winds as the primary hazards.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles southwest of
Kirksville MO to 40 miles south southeast of Decatur IL. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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.
&&
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
25025.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW2
WW 302 SEVERE TSTM IA IL MO 241940Z - 250200Z
AXIS..80 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
20SW IRK/KIRKSVILLE MO/ - 40SSE DEC/DECATUR IL/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 70NM N/S /18SW IRK - 30SSE AXC/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25025.
LAT...LON 41059282 40458858 38148858 38749282
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU2.
Watch 302 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 302
VALID 250045Z - 250140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 SW JEF TO
35 E COU TO 50 ENE COU TO 20 S UIN TO 10 ESE UIN TO 35 SW PIA TO
15 SSE PIA TO 15 NW BMI.
..LYONS..05/25/24
ATTN...WFO...DVN...LSX...ILX...EAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 302
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC005-009-013-017-021-025-027-049-051-061-083-107-115-117-119-
121-125-129-133-135-137-139-149-157-163-167-171-173-189-
250140-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOND BROWN CALHOUN
CASS CHRISTIAN CLAY
CLINTON EFFINGHAM FAYETTE
GREENE JERSEY LOGAN
MACON MACOUPIN MADISON
MARION MASON MENARD
MONROE MONTGOMERY MORGAN
MOULTRIE PIKE RANDOLPH
ST. CLAIR SANGAMON SCOTT
SHELBY WASHINGTON
$$
MOC055-071-073-093-099-113-123-139-151-163-179-183-186-187-189-
219-221-510-250140-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CRAWFORD FRANKLIN GASCONADE
IRON JEFFERSON LINCOLN
MADISON MONTGOMERY OSAGE
PIKE REYNOLDS ST. CHARLES
STE. GENEVIEVE ST. FRANCOIS ST. LOUIS
WARREN WASHINGTON
MISSOURI INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
ST. LOUIS CITY
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 302
VALID 242325Z - 250040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 WSW COU
TO 40 NE COU TO 5 NE UIN TO 30 WSW MLI.
..LYONS..05/24/24
ATTN...WFO...DVN...LSX...ILX...EAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 302
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC001-005-009-013-017-021-025-027-049-051-057-061-067-071-083-
095-107-109-115-117-119-121-125-129-133-135-137-139-149-157-163-
167-169-171-173-187-189-250040-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BOND BROWN
CALHOUN CASS CHRISTIAN
CLAY CLINTON EFFINGHAM
FAYETTE FULTON GREENE
HANCOCK HENDERSON JERSEY
KNOX LOGAN MCDONOUGH
MACON MACOUPIN MADISON
MARION MASON MENARD
MONROE MONTGOMERY MORGAN
MOULTRIE PIKE RANDOLPH
ST. CLAIR SANGAMON SCHUYLER
SCOTT SHELBY WARREN
WASHINGTON
$$
IAC057-250040-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DES MOINES
$$
MOC007-027-051-055-071-073-093-099-113-123-135-139-151-163-173-
179-183-186-187-189-219-221-510-250040-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUDRAIN CALLAWAY COLE
CRAWFORD FRANKLIN GASCONADE
IRON JEFFERSON LINCOLN
MADISON MONITEAU MONTGOMERY
OSAGE PIKE RALLS
REYNOLDS ST. CHARLES STE. GENEVIEVE
ST. FRANCOIS ST. LOUIS WARREN
WASHINGTON
MISSOURI INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
ST. LOUIS CITY
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 302
VALID 242200Z - 242340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 ENE SZL
TO 45 NNW COU TO 35 E IRK TO 40 SW BRL TO 35 NNW BRL.
..LYONS..05/24/24
ATTN...WFO...DVN...LSX...ILX...EAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 302
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC001-005-009-013-017-021-025-027-049-051-057-061-067-071-083-
095-107-109-115-117-119-121-125-129-133-135-137-139-149-157-163-
167-169-171-173-187-189-242340-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BOND BROWN
CALHOUN CASS CHRISTIAN
CLAY CLINTON EFFINGHAM
FAYETTE FULTON GREENE
HANCOCK HENDERSON JERSEY
KNOX LOGAN MCDONOUGH
MACON MACOUPIN MADISON
MARION MASON MENARD
MONROE MONTGOMERY MORGAN
MOULTRIE PIKE RANDOLPH
ST. CLAIR SANGAMON SCHUYLER
SCOTT SHELBY WARREN
WASHINGTON
$$
IAC057-087-111-242340-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DES MOINES HENRY LEE
$$
MOC007-019-027-051-055-071-073-093-099-111-113-123-127-135-137-
139-151-163-173-179-183-186-187-189-205-219-221-510-242340-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUDRAIN BOONE CALLAWAY
COLE CRAWFORD FRANKLIN
GASCONADE IRON JEFFERSON
LEWIS LINCOLN MADISON
MARION MONITEAU MONROE
MONTGOMERY OSAGE PIKE
RALLS REYNOLDS ST. CHARLES
STE. GENEVIEVE ST. FRANCOIS ST. LOUIS
SHELBY WARREN WASHINGTON
MISSOURI INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
ST. LOUIS CITY
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 302
VALID 242010Z - 242140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..05/24/24
ATTN...WFO...DVN...LSX...ILX...EAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 302
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC001-005-009-013-017-021-025-027-049-051-057-061-067-071-083-
095-107-109-115-117-119-121-125-129-133-135-137-139-149-157-163-
167-169-171-173-187-189-242140-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BOND BROWN
CALHOUN CASS CHRISTIAN
CLAY CLINTON EFFINGHAM
FAYETTE FULTON GREENE
HANCOCK HENDERSON JERSEY
KNOX LOGAN MCDONOUGH
MACON MACOUPIN MADISON
MARION MASON MENARD
MONROE MONTGOMERY MORGAN
MOULTRIE PIKE RANDOLPH
ST. CLAIR SANGAMON SCHUYLER
SCOTT SHELBY WARREN
WASHINGTON
$$
IAC057-087-101-111-177-242140-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DES MOINES HENRY JEFFERSON
LEE VAN BUREN
$$
MOC001-007-019-027-041-045-051-053-071-073-089-099-103-111-113-
115-121-127-135-137-139-151-163-173-175-183-189-195-197-199-205-
219-510-242140-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR AUDRAIN BOONE
CALLAWAY CHARITON CLARK
COLE COOPER FRANKLIN
GASCONADE HOWARD JEFFERSON
KNOX LEWIS LINCOLN
LINN MACON MARION
MONITEAU MONROE MONTGOMERY
OSAGE PIKE RALLS
RANDOLPH ST. CHARLES ST. LOUIS
SALINE SCHUYLER SCOTLAND
SHELBY WARREN
MISSOURI INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
ST. LOUIS CITY
$$
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 (10%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (50%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (50%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (30%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (90%)
|
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.