WWUS20 KWNS 311958
SEL6
SPC WW 311958
MOZ000-312300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 256
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
300 PM CDT Sun May 31 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Southeast Missouri

* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 300 PM until
  600 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A small thunderstorm cluster will persist for a few more
hours this afternoon with an attendant risk for damaging gusts of
60-70 mph and isolated large hail up to 1 inch in diameter.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 30
statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles west northwest
of Cape Girardeau MO to 50 miles south southwest of Cape Girardeau
MO. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch
outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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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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 500. Mean storm motion vector
30030.

...Thompson