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SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 54
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
220 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2019
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Far southeast Arkansas
Eastern and central Louisiana
Western and central Mississippi
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 220 PM until
900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Clusters of severe thunderstorms will move east across the
Lower Mississippi Valley through this evening. All hazards are
possible, with the greatest tornado risk likely to evolve across
portions of northeast Louisiana and west-central Mississippi.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles west southwest of Mc Comb MS
to 20 miles east northeast of Greenville MS. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 52...WW 53...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 21040.
...Grams
SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 54
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
220 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2019
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Far southeast Arkansas
Eastern and central Louisiana
Western and central Mississippi
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 220 PM until
900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Clusters of severe thunderstorms will move east across the
Lower Mississippi Valley through this evening. All hazards are
possible, with the greatest tornado risk likely to evolve across
portions of northeast Louisiana and west-central Mississippi.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles west southwest of Mc Comb MS
to 20 miles east northeast of Greenville MS. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 52...WW 53...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 21040.
...Grams
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW4
WW 54 TORNADO AR LA MS 131920Z - 140200Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
35WSW MCB/MC COMB MS/ - 20ENE GLH/GREENVILLE MS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM E/W /34NNE BTR - 20WNW SQS/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21040.
LAT...LON 30979211 33589179 33588952 30978991
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU4.
Watch 54 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 54
VALID 140140Z - 140240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 SE ESF TO
25 NNE HEZ TO 30 SSW GWO TO 15 NNE GWO.
..BROYLES..04/14/19
ATTN...WFO...JAN...LIX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 54
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC037-077-091-125-140240-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
EAST FELICIANA POINTE COUPEE ST. HELENA
WEST FELICIANA
$$
MSC001-005-007-015-021-029-037-043-049-051-063-077-079-085-089-
097-113-121-123-127-149-157-163-140240-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE ATTALA
CARROLL CLAIBORNE COPIAH
FRANKLIN GRENADA HINDS
HOLMES JEFFERSON LAWRENCE
LEAKE LINCOLN MADISON
MONTGOMERY PIKE RANKIN
SCOTT SIMPSON WARREN
WILKINSON YAZOO
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 54
VALID 140030Z - 140140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..04/14/19
ATTN...WFO...JAN...LIX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 54
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC003-017-140140-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHLEY CHICOT
$$
LAC025-029-035-037-041-065-067-077-083-091-107-123-125-140140-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
CATAHOULA CONCORDIA EAST CARROLL
EAST FELICIANA FRANKLIN MADISON
MOREHOUSE POINTE COUPEE RICHLAND
ST. HELENA TENSAS WEST CARROLL
WEST FELICIANA
$$
MSC001-005-007-011-015-021-029-037-043-049-051-053-055-063-077-
079-083-085-089-097-113-121-123-125-127-133-149-151-157-163-
140140-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE ATTALA
BOLIVAR CARROLL CLAIBORNE
COPIAH FRANKLIN GRENADA
HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS
ISSAQUENA JEFFERSON LAWRENCE
LEAKE LEFLORE LINCOLN
MADISON MONTGOMERY PIKE
RANKIN SCOTT SHARKEY
SIMPSON SUNFLOWER WARREN
WASHINGTON WILKINSON YAZOO
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 54
VALID 132230Z - 132340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..04/13/19
ATTN...WFO...JAN...LIX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 54
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC003-017-132340-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHLEY CHICOT
$$
LAC025-029-035-037-041-065-067-077-083-091-107-123-125-132340-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
CATAHOULA CONCORDIA EAST CARROLL
EAST FELICIANA FRANKLIN MADISON
MOREHOUSE POINTE COUPEE RICHLAND
ST. HELENA TENSAS WEST CARROLL
WEST FELICIANA
$$
MSC001-005-007-011-015-021-029-037-043-049-051-053-055-063-077-
079-083-085-089-097-113-121-123-125-127-133-149-151-157-163-
132340-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE ATTALA
BOLIVAR CARROLL CLAIBORNE
COPIAH FRANKLIN GRENADA
HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS
ISSAQUENA JEFFERSON LAWRENCE
LEAKE LEFLORE LINCOLN
MADISON MONTGOMERY PIKE
RANKIN SCOTT SHARKEY
SIMPSON SUNFLOWER WARREN
WASHINGTON WILKINSON YAZOO
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 54
VALID 132145Z - 132240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..04/13/19
ATTN...WFO...JAN...LIX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 54
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC003-017-132240-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHLEY CHICOT
$$
LAC025-029-035-037-041-065-067-077-083-091-107-123-125-132240-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
CATAHOULA CONCORDIA EAST CARROLL
EAST FELICIANA FRANKLIN MADISON
MOREHOUSE POINTE COUPEE RICHLAND
ST. HELENA TENSAS WEST CARROLL
WEST FELICIANA
$$
MSC001-005-007-011-015-021-029-037-043-049-051-053-055-063-077-
079-083-085-089-097-113-121-123-125-127-133-149-151-157-163-
132240-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE ATTALA
BOLIVAR CARROLL CLAIBORNE
COPIAH FRANKLIN GRENADA
HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS
ISSAQUENA JEFFERSON LAWRENCE
LEAKE LEFLORE LINCOLN
MADISON MONTGOMERY PIKE
RANKIN SCOTT SHARKEY
SIMPSON SUNFLOWER WARREN
WASHINGTON WILKINSON YAZOO
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 54
VALID 132045Z - 132140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 325
..WENDT..04/13/19
ATTN...WFO...JAN...LIX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 54
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC003-017-132140-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHLEY CHICOT
$$
LAC025-029-035-037-041-065-067-077-083-091-107-123-125-132140-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
CATAHOULA CONCORDIA EAST CARROLL
EAST FELICIANA FRANKLIN MADISON
MOREHOUSE POINTE COUPEE RICHLAND
ST. HELENA TENSAS WEST CARROLL
WEST FELICIANA
$$
MSC001-005-007-011-015-021-029-037-043-049-051-053-055-063-077-
079-083-085-089-097-113-121-123-125-127-133-149-151-157-163-
132140-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE ATTALA
BOLIVAR CARROLL CLAIBORNE
COPIAH FRANKLIN GRENADA
HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS
ISSAQUENA JEFFERSON LAWRENCE
LEAKE LEFLORE LINCOLN
MADISON MONTGOMERY PIKE
RANKIN SCOTT SHARKEY
SIMPSON SUNFLOWER WARREN
WASHINGTON WILKINSON YAZOO
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
High (70%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Mod (60%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
High (70%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Mod (30%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (40%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (90%)
|
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.