THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN IOWA
EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS
NORTHERN MISSOURI
SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA

* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 300 PM
UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…
A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

SUMMARY…A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP BETWEEN 4-7 PM
CDT ALONG A STALLED FRONT. A COUPLE EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS SHOULD
DEVELOP WITH ALL SEVERE HAZARDS POSSIBLE.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LINCOLN
NEBRASKA TO 45 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF CHILLICOTHE MISSOURI. FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

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.