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SEL3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 33
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
500 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Far Southeast Arkansas
Eastern and Northeastern Louisiana
Western and Southwestern Mississippi
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 500 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorm development is anticipated this afternoon and
evening within the strongly shear and unstable environment across
the Lower Mississippi Valley. Environmental conditions are favorable
for supercells capable of all severe hazards, including very large
hail and strong (EF2+) tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 65 miles south southeast of Alexandria
LA to 25 miles northwest of Greenwood MS. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU3).
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 30...WW 31...WW 32...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 24040.
...Mosier
SEL3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 33
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
500 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Far Southeast Arkansas
Eastern and Northeastern Louisiana
Western and Southwestern Mississippi
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 500 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorm development is anticipated this afternoon and
evening within the strongly shear and unstable environment across
the Lower Mississippi Valley. Environmental conditions are favorable
for supercells capable of all severe hazards, including very large
hail and strong (EF2+) tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 65 miles south southeast of Alexandria
LA to 25 miles northwest of Greenwood MS. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU3).
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 30...WW 31...WW 32...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 24040.
...Mosier
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW3
WW 33 TORNADO AR LA MS 142200Z - 150300Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
65SSE ESF/ALEXANDRIA LA/ - 25NW GWO/GREENWOOD MS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM E/W /30W BTR - 19NNW SQS/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040.
LAT...LON 30539297 33759152 33758926 30539079
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU3.
Watch 33 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 33
VALID 150045Z - 150140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..MOORE..03/15/25
ATTN...WFO...JAN...LCH...SHV...LIX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 33
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC003-017-150140-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHLEY CHICOT
$$
LAC003-009-021-025-029-033-035-037-039-041-043-049-059-063-065-
067-073-077-079-083-091-097-105-107-117-121-123-125-127-
150140-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEN AVOYELLES CALDWELL
CATAHOULA CONCORDIA EAST BATON ROUGE
EAST CARROLL EAST FELICIANA EVANGELINE
FRANKLIN GRANT JACKSON
LA SALLE LIVINGSTON MADISON
MOREHOUSE OUACHITA POINTE COUPEE
RAPIDES RICHLAND ST. HELENA
ST. LANDRY TANGIPAHOA TENSAS
WASHINGTON WEST BATON ROUGE WEST CARROLL
WEST FELICIANA WINN
$$
MSC001-005-007-011-015-019-021-029-037-043-049-051-053-055-063-
077-079-083-085-089-097-113-121-125-127-133-147-149-151-155-157-
163-150140-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE ATTALA
BOLIVAR CARROLL CHOCTAW
CLAIBORNE COPIAH FRANKLIN
GRENADA HINDS HOLMES
HUMPHREYS ISSAQUENA JEFFERSON
LAWRENCE LEAKE LEFLORE
LINCOLN MADISON MONTGOMERY
PIKE RANKIN SHARKEY
SIMPSON SUNFLOWER WALTHALL
WARREN WASHINGTON WEBSTER
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 33
VALID 142250Z - 142340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..03/14/25
ATTN...WFO...JAN...LCH...SHV...LIX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 33
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC003-017-142340-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHLEY CHICOT
$$
LAC003-009-021-025-029-033-035-037-039-041-043-049-059-063-065-
067-073-077-079-083-091-097-105-107-117-121-123-125-127-
142340-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEN AVOYELLES CALDWELL
CATAHOULA CONCORDIA EAST BATON ROUGE
EAST CARROLL EAST FELICIANA EVANGELINE
FRANKLIN GRANT JACKSON
LA SALLE LIVINGSTON MADISON
MOREHOUSE OUACHITA POINTE COUPEE
RAPIDES RICHLAND ST. HELENA
ST. LANDRY TANGIPAHOA TENSAS
WASHINGTON WEST BATON ROUGE WEST CARROLL
WEST FELICIANA WINN
$$
MSC001-005-007-011-015-019-021-029-037-043-049-051-053-055-063-
077-079-083-085-089-097-113-121-125-127-133-147-149-151-155-157-
163-142340-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE ATTALA
BOLIVAR CARROLL CHOCTAW
CLAIBORNE COPIAH FRANKLIN
GRENADA HINDS HOLMES
HUMPHREYS ISSAQUENA JEFFERSON
LAWRENCE LEAKE LEFLORE
LINCOLN MADISON MONTGOMERY
PIKE RANKIN SHARKEY
SIMPSON SUNFLOWER WALTHALL
WARREN WASHINGTON WEBSTER
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
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High (80%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Mod (60%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (40%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (90%)
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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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