Tornado Watch 32

Issued

Feb 10, 2013, 11:10 AM CST (17:10 UTC)

Expired

Feb 10, 2013, 6:00 PM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

Two or more tornadoes

60%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

40%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

40%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 138Feb 10, 10:19 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 139Feb 10, 10:53 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 141Feb 10, 1:59 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 143Feb 10, 3:47 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 144Feb 10, 5:03 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 101712
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SPC WW 101712
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 32
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1110 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

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

       EASTERN LOUISIANA
       SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1110 AM UNTIL 600
PM CST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES WEST OF BATON ROUGE
LOUISIANA TO 50 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF JACKSON MISSISSIPPI. 
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 31...

DISCUSSION...NE-SW ORIENTED QLCS WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE EWD ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS REGION IS GLANCED BY A STRONG
UPPER-LEVEL SYSTEM LIFTING NEWD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST.  THE
TRAILING EXTENSION OF A 40-50 KT LLJ WILL ENHANCE THE NWD FLUX OF AN
INCREASINGLY MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER INTO SRN/CNTRL PARTS OF
MS...SUPPORTING MLCAPE OF 500-1000 J/KG.  WHEN COUPLED WITH STRONG
DEEP-LAYER AND LOW-LEVEL SHEAR...THE SETUP WILL FAVOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF EMBEDDED BOWING AND SUPERCELL STRUCTURES CAPABLE OF A
FEW TORNADOES /POSSIBLY STRONG/ AND CORRIDORS OF WIND DAMAGE.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 400.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.


...MEAD

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