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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 376
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
110 PM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of
  Southern Illinois
  Western into Central Kentucky
  Southeast Missouri
  Northwest into Middle Tennessee

* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 110 PM until
  800 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms are forecast to develop and
intensify this afternoon as the low-level wind profile strengthens
across the Watch area.  A couple of supercell tornadoes are
possible, in addition to damaging gusts with the stronger storms.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
north and south of a line from 50 miles southwest of Cape Girardeau
MO to 15 miles south southeast of Bowling Green KY. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 22020.

...Smith