SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 567

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WW 567 SEVERE TSTM IL 301115Z - 301500Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 567
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
615 AM CDT Tue Jul 30 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Central Illinois

* Effective this Tuesday morning from 615 AM until 1000 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
    mph possible

SUMMARY...A cluster of storms with a history of severe-caliber wind
gusts overnight should continue to move southeastward across the
region this morning, with some severe wind potential persisting even
if a weakening trend continues.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
statute miles north and south of a line from 55 miles west northwest
of Springfield IL to 25 miles east northeast of Springfield IL. For
a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 566...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
30040.

...Guyer

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