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SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 466
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
250 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
West Central Alabama
Southeast Arkansas
Northeast Louisiana
Central Mississippi
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 250 PM
until 900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms over southeast Arkansas will sag
southward into the watch area this afternoon, while other more
isolated cells affect western Alabama. Hot and humid conditions
will promote a risk of locally intense wind gusts with the stronger
cells.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles north and south of a line from 15 miles south
southwest of Monroe LA to 30 miles east northeast of Tuscaloosa AL.
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 464...WW 465...
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
26035.
...Hart
SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 466
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
250 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
West Central Alabama
Southeast Arkansas
Northeast Louisiana
Central Mississippi
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 250 PM
until 900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms over southeast Arkansas will sag
southward into the watch area this afternoon, while other more
isolated cells affect western Alabama. Hot and humid conditions
will promote a risk of locally intense wind gusts with the stronger
cells.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles north and south of a line from 15 miles south
southwest of Monroe LA to 30 miles east northeast of Tuscaloosa AL.
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 464...WW 465...
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
26035.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW6
WW 466 SEVERE TSTM AL AR LA MS 261950Z - 270200Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
15SSW MLU/MONROE LA/ - 30ENE TCL/TUSCALOOSA AL/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /13SSW MLU - 21SW VUZ/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26035.
LAT...LON 33189213 34258714 32528714 31459213
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU6.
Watch 466 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 466
VALID 262255Z - 262340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 N ESF TO
30 ESE GWO TO 40 S MSL.
..GOSS..06/26/24
ATTN...WFO...BMX...JAN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 466
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC007-057-063-065-075-091-105-107-119-125-127-133-262340-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BIBB FAYETTE GREENE
HALE LAMAR MARENGO
PERRY PICKENS SUMTER
TUSCALOOSA WALKER WINSTON
$$
LAC025-029-041-065-107-262340-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
CATAHOULA CONCORDIA FRANKLIN
MADISON TENSAS
$$
MSC001-007-019-021-025-029-049-051-063-069-075-079-087-089-099-
101-103-105-121-123-149-159-163-262340-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ATTALA CHOCTAW
CLAIBORNE CLAY COPIAH
HINDS HOLMES JEFFERSON
KEMPER LAUDERDALE LEAKE
LOWNDES MADISON NESHOBA
NEWTON NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA
RANKIN SCOTT WARREN
WINSTON 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
|
Low (<5%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (<2%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (10%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
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.