Tornado Watch 716

Issued

Oct 3, 2002, 9:55 AM CDT (14:55 UTC)

Expired

Oct 3, 2002, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 716
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
955 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2002

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

   EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS                           
   NORTHEAST..SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA               
   CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI                        
   COASTAL WATERS                     

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY FROM 955 AM UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 0.5 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 105 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTH OF HOUMA LOUISIANA TO GREENWOOD
MISSISSIPPI.

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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO WATCH
NUMBER 715.  WATCH NUMBER 715 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 955 AM
CDT.

DISCUSSION...THREAT FOR A FEW TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH LILI IS
EXPECTED TO SPREAD NWD TODAY AND SYSTEM CONTINUES MOVING NWD TOWARD
CENTRAL LA.  VAD WIND PROFILES IN NERN QUADRANT SHOW VERY STRONG
LOW LEVEL SHEAR AND RADAR SHOWS PERIODIC MINIATURE SUPERCELLS
WITHIN CONVECTIVE BANDS OVER SERN LA AND SRN MS.


AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH...EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 14040.


...WEISS

293,0922 334,0915 331,0881 290,0885

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