WW 585 SEVERE TSTM MO 042215Z – 050400Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 585 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 515 PM CDT Fri Aug 4 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northern and Central Missouri * Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 515 PM until 1100 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...A very warm, moist, and unstable air mass exists across northern and central Missouri this afternoon. Thunderstorms are expected to develop within this environment, with moderate vertical shear helping to organize a few of these storms into supercells. Some large hail and/or damaging gusts are possible with the strongest storms. There is a low chance for a tornado. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles northwest of Knob Noster MO to 25 miles east northeast of Columbia MO. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). 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 584... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 27035. ...Mosier
