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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 42
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1230 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
LOUISIANA
WESTERN MISSISSIPPI
FAR EASTERN TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1230 PM UNTIL
800 PM CST.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 75 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 115 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF
MONROE LOUISIANA TO 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY
LOUISIANA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 41...
DISCUSSION...TSTMS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND STRENGTH
THROUGH EARLY EVE OVER WW AREA AS PRESSURE FALLS AND UPR DIVERGENCE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTINUED ENE ADVANCE OF TX UPR LOW...AND SFC
HEATING...DESTABILIZE AREA ALONG AND N OF DIFFUSE WNW-ESE WARM FRONT
NOW OVER SRN LA. SSW TO SWLY DEEP SHEAR..ALREADY ADEQUATE FOR
SUPERCELLS...SHOULD FURTHER STRENGTHEN TO AOA 60 KTS...WHILE SFC
DEWPOINTS RISE WELL INTO THE 60S F NWD TO NEAR THE LA-AR BORDER.
TORNADO THREAT SHOULD INCREASE WITH TIME AS EXISTING SLIGHTLY
ELEVATED WAA STORMS BECOME ROOTED IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER ACROSS
SRN/CNTRL LA...AND OTHER STORMS ARISE FROM PRE-COLD-FRONTAL
CONFLUENCE ZONE OVER FAR E TX/NW LA. THE STORMS FORMING IN THE
LATTER AREA MAY MERGE INTO A BKN SQLN LATER THIS AFTN...WITH RISK OF
BOWING STRUCTURES/HIGH WIND IN ADDITION TO SVR HAIL/ISOLD TORNADOES.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 22040.
...CORFIDI
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW2
WW 42 TORNADO AR LA MS TX CW 251830Z - 260200Z
AXIS..115 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
50NNW MLU/MONROE LA/ - 50SE 7R4/INTRACOASTAL CITY LA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 100NM E/W /20ESE ELD - 74S BTR/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22040.
LAT...LON 33169037 29258963 29259344 33169434
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU2.
Watch 42 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #7 ON WW 42
VALID 260135Z - 260200Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 WSW BVE
TO 10 ENE BTR TO 20 SSW GLH.
PER COORDINATION WITH WFOS JAN AND LIX...WW 42 WILL BE LOCALLY
EXTENDED UNTIL 04Z OVER PORTIONS OF MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA.
..MEAD..02/26/13
ATTN...WFO...JAN...SHV...LCH...LIX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 42
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC051-063-071-075-087-089-091-095-103-105-117-260200-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
JEFFERSON LIVINGSTON ORLEANS
PLAQUEMINES ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES
ST. HELENA ST. JOHN THE BAPTISTST. TAMMANY
TANGIPAHOA WASHINGTON
$$
MSC005-021-029-037-049-055-063-065-077-085-089-091-113-121-125-
127-147-149-151-163-260200-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AMITE CLAIBORNE COPIAH
FRANKLIN HINDS ISSAQUENA
JEFFERSON JEFFERSON DAVIS LAWRENCE
LINCOLN MADISON MARION
PIKE RANKIN SHARKEY
SIMPSON WALTHALL WARREN
WASHINGTON YAZOO
$$
GMZ530-534-538-552-260200-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS
LAKE BORGNE
BRETON SOUND
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #6 ON WW 42
VALID 260050Z - 260140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 SE HUM TO
10 ESE HUM TO 35 SSE BTR TO 25 NW BTR TO 35 SW HEZ TO 25 NNW HEZ
TO 20 SSW GLH.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 226
..MEAD..02/26/13
ATTN...WFO...JAN...SHV...LCH...LIX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 42
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC005-033-035-037-051-057-063-065-071-075-087-089-091-093-095-
103-105-107-117-125-260140-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ASCENSION EAST BATON ROUGE EAST CARROLL
EAST FELICIANA JEFFERSON LAFOURCHE
LIVINGSTON MADISON ORLEANS
PLAQUEMINES ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES
ST. HELENA ST. JAMES ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
ST. TAMMANY TANGIPAHOA TENSAS
WASHINGTON WEST FELICIANA
$$
MSC001-005-021-029-037-049-055-063-065-077-085-089-091-113-121-
125-127-147-149-151-157-163-260140-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE CLAIBORNE
COPIAH FRANKLIN HINDS
ISSAQUENA JEFFERSON JEFFERSON DAVIS
LAWRENCE LINCOLN MADISON
MARION PIKE RANKIN
SHARKEY SIMPSON WALTHALL
WARREN WASHINGTON WILKINSON
YAZOO
$$
GMZ530-534-538-552-260140-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS
LAKE BORGNE
BRETON SOUND
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 42
VALID 260000Z - 260140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 SSE HUM
TO 35 NW BTR TO 30 S LLQ.
..SMITH..02/26/13
ATTN...WFO...JAN...SHV...LCH...LIX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 42
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC017-260140-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHICOT
$$
LAC005-033-035-037-051-057-063-065-071-075-087-089-091-093-095-
103-105-107-117-123-125-260140-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ASCENSION EAST BATON ROUGE EAST CARROLL
EAST FELICIANA JEFFERSON LAFOURCHE
LIVINGSTON MADISON ORLEANS
PLAQUEMINES ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES
ST. HELENA ST. JAMES ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
ST. TAMMANY TANGIPAHOA TENSAS
WASHINGTON WEST CARROLL WEST FELICIANA
$$
MSC001-005-021-029-037-049-055-063-065-077-085-089-091-113-121-
125-127-147-149-151-157-163-260140-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE CLAIBORNE
COPIAH FRANKLIN HINDS
ISSAQUENA JEFFERSON JEFFERSON DAVIS
LAWRENCE LINCOLN MADISON
MARION PIKE RANKIN
SHARKEY SIMPSON WALTHALL
WARREN WASHINGTON WILKINSON
YAZOO
$$
GMZ530-534-538-552-260140-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS
LAKE BORGNE
BRETON SOUND
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 42
VALID 252245Z - 252340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 WSW HUM
TO 35 S ESF TO 35 E ELD.
..SMITH..02/25/13
ATTN...WFO...JAN...SHV...LCH...LIX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 42
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC003-017-252340-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHLEY CHICOT
$$
LAC005-007-009-021-025-029-033-035-037-041-045-047-051-055-057-
059-063-065-067-071-073-075-077-083-087-089-091-093-095-097-099-
101-103-105-107-109-111-117-121-123-125-252340-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ASCENSION ASSUMPTION AVOYELLES
CALDWELL CATAHOULA CONCORDIA
EAST BATON ROUGE EAST CARROLL EAST FELICIANA
FRANKLIN IBERIA IBERVILLE
JEFFERSON LAFAYETTE LAFOURCHE
LA SALLE LIVINGSTON MADISON
MOREHOUSE ORLEANS OUACHITA
PLAQUEMINES POINTE COUPEE RICHLAND
ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES ST. HELENA
ST. JAMES ST. JOHN THE BAPTISTST. LANDRY
ST. MARTIN ST. MARY ST. TAMMANY
TANGIPAHOA TENSAS TERREBONNE
UNION WASHINGTON WEST BATON ROUGE
WEST CARROLL WEST FELICIANA
$$
MSC001-005-021-029-037-049-055-063-065-077-085-089-091-113-121-
125-127-147-149-151-157-163-252340-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE CLAIBORNE
COPIAH FRANKLIN HINDS
ISSAQUENA JEFFERSON JEFFERSON DAVIS
LAWRENCE LINCOLN MADISON
MARION PIKE RANKIN
SHARKEY SIMPSON WALTHALL
WARREN WASHINGTON WILKINSON
YAZOO
$$
GMZ530-534-538-550-552-252340-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS
LAKE BORGNE
BRETON SOUND
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
LA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 42
VALID 252135Z - 252240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 SW 7R4 TO
10 ESE IER TO 15 E ELD.
..LEITMAN..02/25/13
ATTN...WFO...JAN...SHV...LCH...LIX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 42
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC003-017-139-252240-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHLEY CHICOT UNION
$$
LAC001-005-007-009-021-025-029-033-035-037-039-041-043-045-047-
049-051-055-057-059-061-063-065-067-071-073-075-077-079-083-087-
089-091-093-095-097-099-101-103-105-107-109-111-113-117-121-123-
125-127-252240-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ACADIA ASCENSION ASSUMPTION
AVOYELLES CALDWELL CATAHOULA
CONCORDIA EAST BATON ROUGE EAST CARROLL
EAST FELICIANA EVANGELINE FRANKLIN
GRANT IBERIA IBERVILLE
JACKSON JEFFERSON LAFAYETTE
LAFOURCHE LA SALLE LINCOLN
LIVINGSTON MADISON MOREHOUSE
ORLEANS OUACHITA PLAQUEMINES
POINTE COUPEE RAPIDES RICHLAND
ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES ST. HELENA
ST. JAMES ST. JOHN THE BAPTISTST. LANDRY
ST. MARTIN ST. MARY ST. TAMMANY
TANGIPAHOA TENSAS TERREBONNE
UNION VERMILION WASHINGTON
WEST BATON ROUGE WEST CARROLL WEST FELICIANA
WINN
$$
MSC001-005-021-029-037-049-055-063-065-077-085-089-091-113-121-
125-127-147-149-151-157-163-252240-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE CLAIBORNE
COPIAH FRANKLIN HINDS
ISSAQUENA JEFFERSON JEFFERSON DAVIS
LAWRENCE LINCOLN MADISON
MARION PIKE RANKIN
SHARKEY SIMPSON WALTHALL
WARREN WASHINGTON WILKINSON
YAZOO
$$
GMZ435-455-530-534-538-550-552-252240-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
VERMILION BAY
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS
LAKE BORGNE
BRETON SOUND
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
LA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 42
VALID 252035Z - 252140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 60 SSE LCH
TO 20 NW IER TO 15 WSW ELD.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 222
..LEITMAN..02/25/13
ATTN...WFO...JAN...SHV...LCH...LIX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 42
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC003-017-027-139-252140-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHLEY CHICOT COLUMBIA
UNION
$$
LAC001-003-005-007-009-013-021-023-025-027-029-033-035-037-039-
041-043-045-047-049-051-053-055-057-059-061-063-065-067-069-071-
073-075-077-079-083-087-089-091-093-095-097-099-101-103-105-107-
109-111-113-115-117-121-123-125-127-252140-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ACADIA ALLEN ASCENSION
ASSUMPTION AVOYELLES BIENVILLE
CALDWELL CAMERON CATAHOULA
CLAIBORNE CONCORDIA EAST BATON ROUGE
EAST CARROLL EAST FELICIANA EVANGELINE
FRANKLIN GRANT IBERIA
IBERVILLE JACKSON JEFFERSON
JEFFERSON DAVIS LAFAYETTE LAFOURCHE
LA SALLE LINCOLN LIVINGSTON
MADISON MOREHOUSE NATCHITOCHES
ORLEANS OUACHITA PLAQUEMINES
POINTE COUPEE RAPIDES RICHLAND
ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES ST. HELENA
ST. JAMES ST. JOHN THE BAPTISTST. LANDRY
ST. MARTIN ST. MARY ST. TAMMANY
TANGIPAHOA TENSAS TERREBONNE
UNION VERMILION VERNON
WASHINGTON WEST BATON ROUGE WEST CARROLL
WEST FELICIANA WINN
$$
MSC001-005-021-029-037-049-055-063-065-077-085-089-091-113-121-
125-127-147-149-151-157-163-252140-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE CLAIBORNE
COPIAH FRANKLIN HINDS
ISSAQUENA JEFFERSON JEFFERSON DAVIS
LAWRENCE LINCOLN MADISON
MARION PIKE RANKIN
SHARKEY SIMPSON WALTHALL
WARREN WASHINGTON WILKINSON
YAZOO
$$
GMZ435-452-455-530-534-538-550-552-252140-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
VERMILION BAY
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS
LAKE BORGNE
BRETON SOUND
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
LA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 42
VALID 251950Z - 252040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LEITMAN..02/25/13
ATTN...WFO...JAN...SHV...LCH...LIX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 42
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC003-017-027-073-091-139-252040-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHLEY CHICOT COLUMBIA
LAFAYETTE MILLER UNION
$$
LAC001-003-005-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-
031-033-035-037-039-041-043-045-047-049-051-053-055-057-059-061-
063-065-067-069-071-073-075-077-079-081-083-085-087-089-091-093-
095-097-099-101-103-105-107-109-111-113-115-117-119-121-123-125-
127-252040-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ACADIA ALLEN ASCENSION
ASSUMPTION AVOYELLES BEAUREGARD
BIENVILLE BOSSIER CADDO
CALCASIEU CALDWELL CAMERON
CATAHOULA CLAIBORNE CONCORDIA
DE SOTO EAST BATON ROUGE EAST CARROLL
EAST FELICIANA EVANGELINE FRANKLIN
GRANT IBERIA IBERVILLE
JACKSON JEFFERSON JEFFERSON DAVIS
LAFAYETTE LAFOURCHE LA SALLE
LINCOLN LIVINGSTON MADISON
MOREHOUSE NATCHITOCHES ORLEANS
OUACHITA PLAQUEMINES POINTE COUPEE
RAPIDES RED RIVER RICHLAND
SABINE ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES
ST. HELENA ST. JAMES ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
ST. LANDRY ST. MARTIN ST. MARY
ST. TAMMANY TANGIPAHOA TENSAS
TERREBONNE UNION VERMILION
VERNON WASHINGTON WEBSTER
WEST BATON ROUGE WEST CARROLL WEST FELICIANA
WINN
$$
MSC001-005-021-029-037-049-055-063-065-077-085-089-091-113-121-
125-127-147-149-151-157-163-252040-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE CLAIBORNE
COPIAH FRANKLIN HINDS
ISSAQUENA JEFFERSON JEFFERSON DAVIS
LAWRENCE LINCOLN MADISON
MARION PIKE RANKIN
SHARKEY SIMPSON WALTHALL
WARREN WASHINGTON WILKINSON
YAZOO
$$
TXC241-351-361-403-405-419-252040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
JASPER NEWTON ORANGE
SABINE SAN AUGUSTINE SHELBY
$$
GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-530-534-538-550-552-252040-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
SABINE LAKE
CALCASIEU LAKE
VERMILION BAY
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS
LAKE BORGNE
BRETON SOUND
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
LA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (60%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (F2-F5) tornadoes
|
Mod (30%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
High (70%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Mod (30%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
High (80%)
|
Probability
of 1 or
more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (30%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (>95%)
|
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (F2-F5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
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