Severe Thunderstorm Watch 83

Issued

Apr 9, 2021, 5:32 PM CDT (22:32 UTC)

Expired

Apr 10, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

20%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

10%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

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

40%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 344 Severe thunderstorm watch 76Apr 9, 3:10 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 348 Severe thunderstorm watch 76Apr 9, 5:19 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 351 Severe thunderstorm watch 80Apr 9, 6:14 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 355 Severe thunderstorm watch 82...83...84Apr 9, 10:47 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 092229
SEL3  
SPC WW 092229
LAZ000-TXZ000-100400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 83
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
530 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Northern Louisiana
  East Texas

* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 530 PM until
  1100 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
    mph possible
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Multiple clusters along modifying outflow will pose a risk
for mainly large hail and locally damaging winds. Convection may
grow upscale into an MCS towards late evening with an increasing
severe threat.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
statute miles north and south of a line from 15 miles south of
Monroe LA to 15 miles west of College Station TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 76...WW 77...WW 78...WW
79...WW 80...WW 81...WW 82...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27025.

...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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.