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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 90
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
125 PM CDT Mon Apr 8 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Northern and western Louisiana
Central and east Texas
* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 125 PM until
800 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
inches in diameter likely
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Supercells posing a threat for very large hail and a
couple of tornadoes should gradually increase in coverage and
intensity this afternoon as they spread east-northeastward.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
north and south of a line from 30 miles west northwest of College
Station TX to 35 miles north northeast of Alexandria LA. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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.
&&
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Gleason
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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
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WW 90 TORNADO LA TX 081825Z - 090100Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
30WNW CLL/COLLEGE STATION TX/ - 35NNE ESF/ALEXANDRIA LA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /42ENE CWK - 39S MLU/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..3 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 31619684 32749207 31009207 29889684
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU0.
Watch 90 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 90
VALID 082310Z - 090040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 WNW BPT
TO 10 SSE LFK TO 35 NW LFK TO 50 N UTS TO 35 N CLL TO 35 E AUS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 387
..DEAN..04/08/24
ATTN...WFO...SHV...LCH...FWD...HGX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 90
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC013-021-031-043-049-059-061-069-073-079-081-085-115-127-
090040-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
BIENVILLE CALDWELL DE SOTO
GRANT JACKSON LA SALLE
LINCOLN NATCHITOCHES OUACHITA
RAPIDES RED RIVER SABINE
VERNON WINN
$$
TXC001-005-073-145-161-241-289-293-331-347-351-365-395-401-403-
405-419-457-090040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON ANGELINA CHEROKEE
FALLS FREESTONE JASPER
LEON LIMESTONE MILAM
NACOGDOCHES NEWTON PANOLA
ROBERTSON RUSK SABINE
SAN AUGUSTINE SHELBY TYLER
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 90
VALID 082025Z - 082140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..04/08/24
ATTN...WFO...SHV...LCH...FWD...HGX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 90
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC013-021-031-043-049-059-061-069-073-079-081-085-115-127-
082140-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
BIENVILLE CALDWELL DE SOTO
GRANT JACKSON LA SALLE
LINCOLN NATCHITOCHES OUACHITA
RAPIDES RED RIVER SABINE
VERNON WINN
$$
TXC001-005-041-051-073-145-161-185-225-241-289-293-313-331-339-
347-351-365-373-395-401-403-405-407-419-455-457-471-477-
082140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON ANGELINA BRAZOS
BURLESON CHEROKEE FALLS
FREESTONE GRIMES HOUSTON
JASPER LEON LIMESTONE
MADISON MILAM MONTGOMERY
NACOGDOCHES NEWTON PANOLA
POLK ROBERTSON RUSK
SABINE SAN AUGUSTINE SAN JACINTO
SHELBY TRINITY TYLER
WALKER WASHINGTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 90
VALID 081950Z - 082040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..04/08/24
ATTN...WFO...SHV...LCH...FWD...HGX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 90
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC013-021-031-043-049-059-061-069-073-079-081-085-115-127-
082040-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
BIENVILLE CALDWELL DE SOTO
GRANT JACKSON LA SALLE
LINCOLN NATCHITOCHES OUACHITA
RAPIDES RED RIVER SABINE
VERNON WINN
$$
TXC001-005-041-051-073-145-161-185-225-241-289-293-313-331-339-
347-351-365-373-395-401-403-405-407-419-455-457-471-477-
082040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON ANGELINA BRAZOS
BURLESON CHEROKEE FALLS
FREESTONE GRIMES HOUSTON
JASPER LEON LIMESTONE
MADISON MILAM MONTGOMERY
NACOGDOCHES NEWTON PANOLA
POLK ROBERTSON RUSK
SABINE SAN AUGUSTINE SAN JACINTO
SHELBY TRINITY TYLER
WALKER WASHINGTON
$$
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
|
Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (20%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (30%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (10%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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High (70%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Mod (60%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (80%)
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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.