Tornado Watch 83

Issued

Apr 18, 2019, 1:41 PM CDT (18:41 UTC)

Expired

Apr 18, 2019, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

Two or more tornadoes

70%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

50%

Ten or more severe wind reports

80%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

40%

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

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 388Apr 18, 12:42 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 389Apr 18, 2:46 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 392Apr 18, 8:10 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 83
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
140 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2019

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southeast Louisiana
  Eastern and southern Mississippi
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 140 PM until
  900 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Widespread damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 75 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Line of strong to severe thunderstorms will continue
eastward towards the Alabama border through the rest of the
afternoon into early evening. Damaging winds and a few embedded
tornadoes are expected.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
east and west of a line from 10 miles southeast of Boothville LA to
70 miles north northwest of Meridian MS. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU3).

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 82...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.

...Grams

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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.