WW 562 SEVERE TSTM MO 050105Z – 050600Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 562 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 805 PM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of South-Central Missouri * Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 805 PM until 100 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...A line of storms will continue to steadily move northeastward across south-central Missouri this evening. A modestly moist air mass and strong deep-layer/low-level winds will support the possibility of damaging winds, and perhaps a brief tornado risk. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles north northwest of West Plains MO to 15 miles south southwest of West Plains MO. 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 560...WW 561... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector 23035. ...Guyer
