Tornado Watch 210

Issued

Apr 25, 2011, 10:47 PM CDT (03:47 UTC)

Expired

Apr 26, 2011, 4:00 AM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

Counties Allen Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Sabine Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX, Tyler County, TX

Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

10%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

50%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 581Apr 25, 9:37 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 583Apr 26, 1:34 AM CDT

838 
WWUS20 KWNS 260342
SEL0
SPC WW 260342
LAZ000-TXZ000-260900-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 210
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1045 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

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

       PARTS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
       SMALL PART OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 1045 PM
UNTIL 400 AM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 35 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 85 MILES WEST OF FORT POLK
LOUISIANA TO 55 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF FORT POLK LOUISIANA.  FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 205...WW 206...WW 207...

DISCUSSION...LONG-LIVED SUPERCELL ECENTRAL TX WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
TO BE A THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOS FOR A FEW MORE HOURS
GIVEN THE SHEAR AND INSTABILITY ENVIRONMENT ACROSS SWRN LA.  THUS
EXPECT THE COMPLEX TO MOVE ESEWD INTO WRN LA.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29025.


...HALES

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