Tornado Watch 536

Issued

Oct 13, 2014, 11:10 AM CDT (16:10 UTC)

Expired

Oct 13, 2014, 6:46 PM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

20%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

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LAZ000-TXZ000-CWZ000-140000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 536
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1110 AM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA
  SOUTHEAST TEXAS
  COASTAL WATERS

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1110 AM UNTIL
  700 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT
POLK LOUISIANA TO 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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 534...WW 535...

DISCUSSION...TSTMS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER WW REGION THROUGH LATE
AFTN IN RESPONSE TO MODERATE SFC HEATING AND ASCENT ON SRN FRINGE OF
SLOWLY PROGRESSIVE OK SHORTWAVE TROUGH. AMPLE /40 + KT/ DEEP SHEAR
ALREADY IN PLACE FOR SUPERCELLS SHOULD SLIGHTLY STRENGTHEN AS TROUGH
CONTINUES EWD...WHILE RICH LOW-LVL MOISTURE INFLOW CONTINUES AHEAD
OF SE TX SQLN. THE STORMS WILL THEREFORE POSE A RISK FOR DMGG
WIND...TORNADOES...AND POSSIBLY MARGINALLY SVR HAIL. WHILE THE
STRONGEST UPDRAFTS SHOULD REMAIN WITHIN THE LINE...PERSISTENT
LOW-LVL CONFLUENCE AND CONSIDERABLE UPR-LVL DIFLUENCE IN
WEAKLY-CAPPED ENVIRONMENT AHEAD OF IT SUGGEST GOOD LIKELIHOOD FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF STORMS E/SE OF THE LINE. THESE...TOO...MAY POSE A
RISK FOR DMGG WIND AND TORNADOES...AND COULD REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL
WATCH FARTHER E LATER TODAY.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.


...CORFIDI

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.