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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 465

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

200 PM CDT Fri Aug 25 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Far southwest Louisiana

  Southeast Texas

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Friday afternoon and Saturday morning from 200

  PM until 200 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...A couple tornadoes will be possible through tonight within

the outer bands of Hurricane Harvey.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles

either side of a line from 70 miles southeast of Lake Charles LA to

30 miles southwest of Victoria TX. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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.



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AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 09030.



...Grams

