Tornado Watch 22

Issued

Feb 5, 2020, 11:49 AM CST (17:49 UTC)

Expired

Feb 5, 2020, 6:00 PM CST

In force

6 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

70%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

40%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 75Feb 5, 10:28 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 77Feb 5, 1:19 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 78Feb 5, 1:39 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 79Feb 5, 3:41 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 81Feb 5, 5:06 PM CST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 22
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1150 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Central Louisiana
  Central and Southwest Mississippi

* Effective this Wednesday morning and evening from 1150 AM until
  600 PM CST.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to continue to develop over
central Louisiana this afternoon and spread northeastward across the
watch area.  A few supercell storms are possible, capable of
damaging winds and tornadoes.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
north and south of a line from 20 miles north northwest of Lake
Charles LA to 195 miles northeast of Natchez MS. 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.

&&

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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 23035.

...Hart

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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.