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WWUS20 KWNS 172220
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SPC WW 172220
MOZ000-180300-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 345
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
520 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
WEST-CENTRAL INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI
* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 520 PM
UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75
MPH LIKELY
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3
INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
SUMMARY...SEVERAL SUPERCELLS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THROUGH THE
LATE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.
A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL WIND SHEAR FAVORABLE
FOR SUPERCELLS IS PRESENT OVER THE AREA. THE THREAT FOR A COUPLE OF
TORNADOES, LARGE TO VERY LARGE HAIL, AND SEVERE GUSTS IS FORECAST.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KNOB NOSTER MO
TO 75 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF KNOB NOSTER MO. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 341...WW 342...WW
343...WW 344...
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN
STORM MOTION VECTOR 28035.
...SMITH
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