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SEL3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 83
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
240 AM CDT Sun Mar 26 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southwest Alabama
East-central Mississippi
* Effective this Sunday morning from 240 AM until 800 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
SUMMARY...A couple supercells should develop eastward from central
Mississippi. Large hail will likely be the primary hazard.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
statute miles north and south of a line from 90 miles east of
Meridian MS to 100 miles west of Meridian MS. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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 81...WW 82...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
25035.
...Grams
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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.
SAW3
WW 83 SEVERE TSTM AL MS 260740Z - 261300Z
AXIS..40 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
90E MEI/MERIDIAN MS/ - 100W MEI/MERIDIAN MS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 35NM N/S /46W MGM - 20WSW MHZ/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..55 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.
LAT...LON 31748721 31749046 32909046 32908721
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU3.
Watch 83 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 83
VALID 261130Z - 261240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 55 ENE HEZ
TO 40 N MEI.
..GOSS..03/26/23
ATTN...WFO...MOB...JAN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 83
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC023-025-131-261240-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHOCTAW CLARKE WILCOX
$$
MSC023-061-069-075-089-101-127-129-163-261240-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARKE JASPER KEMPER
LAUDERDALE MADISON NEWTON
SIMPSON SMITH YAZOO
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 83
VALID 261045Z - 261140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..GOSS..03/26/23
ATTN...WFO...MOB...JAN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 83
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC023-025-131-261140-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHOCTAW CLARKE WILCOX
$$
MSC023-049-061-069-075-079-089-099-101-103-121-123-127-129-159-
261140-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARKE HINDS JASPER
KEMPER LAUDERDALE LEAKE
MADISON NESHOBA NEWTON
NOXUBEE RANKIN SCOTT
SIMPSON SMITH WINSTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 83
VALID 260935Z - 261040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..GOSS..03/26/23
ATTN...WFO...MOB...JAN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 83
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC023-025-131-261040-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHOCTAW CLARKE WILCOX
$$
MSC023-049-061-069-075-079-089-099-101-103-121-123-127-129-159-
261040-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARKE HINDS JASPER
KEMPER LAUDERDALE LEAKE
MADISON NESHOBA NEWTON
NOXUBEE RANKIN SCOTT
SIMPSON SMITH WINSTON
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 83
VALID 260840Z - 260940Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..GOSS..03/26/23
ATTN...WFO...MOB...JAN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 83
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC023-025-131-260940-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHOCTAW CLARKE WILCOX
$$
MSC023-049-061-069-075-079-089-099-101-103-121-123-127-129-159-
260940-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARKE HINDS JASPER
KEMPER LAUDERDALE LEAKE
MADISON NESHOBA NEWTON
NOXUBEE RANKIN SCOTT
SIMPSON SMITH WINSTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Low (10%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (10%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Mod (40%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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Mod (60%)
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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.