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SEL3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 83
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
135 AM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Far Southern Arkansas
Louisiana
Central Mississippi
Far East Texas
* Effective this Monday morning from 135 AM until 800 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue to move east-northeastward
over the next several hours early this morning, while posing a
threat for scattered damaging winds up to 60-70 mph and large hail
around 1-2 inches in diameter. A tornado or two may also occur.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles south of
Columbus MS to 75 miles west of Fort Polk LA. 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 77...WW 78...WW 79...WW
80...WW 81...WW 82...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
26035.
...Gleason
SEL3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 83
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
135 AM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Far Southern Arkansas
Louisiana
Central Mississippi
Far East Texas
* Effective this Monday morning from 135 AM until 800 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue to move east-northeastward
over the next several hours early this morning, while posing a
threat for scattered damaging winds up to 60-70 mph and large hail
around 1-2 inches in diameter. A tornado or two may also occur.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles south of
Columbus MS to 75 miles west of Fort Polk LA. 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 77...WW 78...WW 79...WW
80...WW 81...WW 82...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
26035.
...Gleason
Note:
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 AR LA MS TX 310635Z - 311300Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
45S CBM/COLUMBUS MS/ - 75W POE/FORT POLK LA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /30S IGB - 16ESE LFK/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26035.
LAT...LON 32118845 30189445 31919445 33848845
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 311130Z - 311240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 5 NNW LCH TO
30 NNE LFT TO 35 NW PIB TO 60 SSE GWO TO 20 SE GWO TO 20 W CBM TO
20 N CBM.
..LEITMAN..03/31/25
ATTN...WFO...JAN...SHV...LCH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 83
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC001-045-053-055-099-101-113-311240-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ACADIA IBERIA JEFFERSON DAVIS
LAFAYETTE ST. MARTIN ST. MARY
VERMILION
$$
MSC007-019-023-025-031-035-061-065-067-069-073-075-077-079-085-
087-091-099-101-103-105-123-129-159-311240-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATTALA CHOCTAW CLARKE
CLAY COVINGTON FORREST
JASPER JEFFERSON DAVIS JONES
KEMPER LAMAR LAUDERDALE
LAWRENCE LEAKE LINCOLN
LOWNDES MARION NESHOBA
NEWTON NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA
SCOTT SMITH WINSTON
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 83
VALID 311035Z - 311140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 NW LCH TO
35 SE ESF TO 50 ENE HEZ TO 70 SSE GLH TO 30 SE GLH TO 25 E GWO TO
40 SW TUP.
..LEITMAN..03/31/25
ATTN...WFO...JAN...SHV...LCH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 83
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC001-003-039-045-053-055-097-099-101-113-311140-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ACADIA ALLEN EVANGELINE
IBERIA JEFFERSON DAVIS LAFAYETTE
ST. LANDRY ST. MARTIN ST. MARY
VERMILION
$$
MSC007-015-019-023-025-029-031-035-037-049-051-053-061-065-067-
069-073-075-077-079-085-087-089-091-097-099-101-103-105-121-123-
127-129-155-159-163-311140-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATTALA CARROLL CHOCTAW
CLARKE CLAY COPIAH
COVINGTON FORREST FRANKLIN
HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS
JASPER JEFFERSON DAVIS JONES
KEMPER LAMAR LAUDERDALE
LAWRENCE LEAKE LINCOLN
LOWNDES MADISON MARION
MONTGOMERY NESHOBA NEWTON
NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA RANKIN
SCOTT SIMPSON SMITH
WEBSTER WINSTON YAZOO
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 83
VALID 310915Z - 311040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 S LFK TO
10 NNE ESF TO 35 SE MLU TO 30 SW GLH.
..LEITMAN..03/31/25
ATTN...WFO...JAN...SHV...LCH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 83
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC017-311040-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHICOT
$$
LAC003-009-011-025-029-035-039-041-059-065-079-097-107-115-123-
311040-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEN AVOYELLES BEAUREGARD
CATAHOULA CONCORDIA EAST CARROLL
EVANGELINE FRANKLIN LA SALLE
MADISON RAPIDES ST. LANDRY
TENSAS VERNON WEST CARROLL
$$
MSC001-007-011-015-019-021-023-025-029-031-035-037-043-049-051-
053-055-061-063-065-067-069-073-075-077-079-083-085-087-089-091-
097-099-101-103-105-121-123-125-127-129-133-149-151-155-159-163-
311040-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ATTALA BOLIVAR
CARROLL CHOCTAW CLAIBORNE
CLARKE CLAY COPIAH
COVINGTON FORREST FRANKLIN
GRENADA HINDS HOLMES
HUMPHREYS ISSAQUENA JASPER
JEFFERSON JEFFERSON DAVIS JONES
KEMPER LAMAR LAUDERDALE
LAWRENCE LEAKE LEFLORE
LINCOLN LOWNDES MADISON
MARION MONTGOMERY NESHOBA
NEWTON NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA
RANKIN SCOTT SHARKEY
SIMPSON SMITH SUNFLOWER
WARREN WASHINGTON WEBSTER
WINSTON YAZOO
$$
TXC241-351-457-311040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
JASPER NEWTON TYLER
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 83
VALID 310810Z - 310940Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 NNW LFK
TO 40 N IER TO 30 WNW MLU TO 25 SW LLQ.
..LEITMAN..03/31/25
ATTN...WFO...JAN...SHV...LCH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 83
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC003-017-310940-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHLEY CHICOT
$$
LAC003-009-011-013-021-025-029-031-035-039-041-043-049-059-061-
065-067-069-073-079-081-083-085-097-107-111-115-123-127-
310940-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEN AVOYELLES BEAUREGARD
BIENVILLE CALDWELL CATAHOULA
CONCORDIA DE SOTO EAST CARROLL
EVANGELINE FRANKLIN GRANT
JACKSON LA SALLE LINCOLN
MADISON MOREHOUSE NATCHITOCHES
OUACHITA RAPIDES RED RIVER
RICHLAND SABINE ST. LANDRY
TENSAS UNION VERNON
WEST CARROLL WINN
$$
MSC001-007-011-015-019-021-023-025-029-031-037-043-049-051-053-
055-061-063-065-067-069-075-077-079-083-085-087-089-097-099-101-
103-105-121-123-125-127-129-133-149-151-155-159-163-310940-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ATTALA BOLIVAR
CARROLL CHOCTAW CLAIBORNE
CLARKE CLAY COPIAH
COVINGTON FRANKLIN GRENADA
HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS
ISSAQUENA JASPER JEFFERSON
JEFFERSON DAVIS JONES KEMPER
LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE LEAKE
LEFLORE LINCOLN LOWNDES
MADISON MONTGOMERY NESHOBA
NEWTON NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA
RANKIN SCOTT SHARKEY
SIMPSON SMITH SUNFLOWER
WARREN WASHINGTON WEBSTER
WINSTON YAZOO
$$
TXC005-241-347-351-403-405-419-457-310940-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANGELINA JASPER NACOGDOCHES
NEWTON SABINE SAN AUGUSTINE
SHELBY TYLER
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (10%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (60%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (30%)
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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.
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