Tornado Watch 82

Issued

Mar 24, 2017, 9:23 PM CDT (02:23 UTC)

Expired

Mar 25, 2017, 3:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

Counties Caldwell Parish, LA, De Soto Parish, LA, Grant Parish, LA, LaSalle Parish, LA, Natchitoches Parish, LA, Red River Parish, LA, Sabine Parish, LA, Winn Parish, LA, Angelina County, TX, Cherokee County, TX, Nacogdoches County, TX, Panola County, TX, Rusk County, TX, Sabine County, TX, San Augustine County, TX, Shelby County, TX

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

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

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

60%

• Mesoscale Discussion 320Mar 24, 6:03 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 322Mar 24, 8:39 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 324Mar 24, 9:58 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 325Mar 24, 11:41 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 327Mar 25, 2:08 AM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 250220
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SPC WW 250220
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 82
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
920 PM CDT Fri Mar 24 2017

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Parts of west central and northwest Louisiana
  East central Texas

* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 920 PM
  until 300 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Clusters of severe thunderstorms will continue to spread
northeastward from east Texas into Louisiana.  This area will be on
the northern edge of the storm environment that will be more
favorable for supercells, possibly with a couple of tornadoes. 
Otherwise, damaging winds and isolated large hail can be expected
with the more intense storms.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles north northwest of
Natchitoches LA to 65 miles west southwest of Natchitoches LA. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 80...WW 81...

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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 24045.

...Thompson

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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.