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WWUS20 KWNS 271754
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SPC WW 271754
ILZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-TNZ000-280100-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 403
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1255 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
WESTERN AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY
FAR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
NORTHERN TENNESSEE
* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1255 PM
UNTIL 800 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...CLUSTERS OF STORMS AND POTENTIALLY SOME SUPERCELLS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN A VERY MOIST ENVIRONMENT ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST
OF CAPE GIRARDEAU MO TO 45 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF NASHVILLE TN. FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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
1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW
CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR
29020.
...GUYER
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