SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 260

WW 260 SEVERE TSTM IL MO 010835Z - 011400Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 260 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 335 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of West Central Illinois East Central Missouri * Effective this Monday morning from 335 AM until 900 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...A cluster of intense thunderstorms over central Missouri will track southeastward through the morning hours. There is potential for these storms to organize and pose a risk of damaging wind gusts and hail. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles northwest of Columbia MO to 25 miles south southeast of Scott Afb IL. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0). 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 258... 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 500. Mean storm motion vector 28030. ...Hart Read more