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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 180

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

150 AM CDT Sun Apr 30 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southeast Arkansas

  Southern and eastern Louisiana

  Western Mississippi

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Sunday morning from 150 AM until 900 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Multiple corridors of intensifying thunderstorms are

expected overnight ahead of a cold front. A very moist environment

and strong deep-layer/low-level winds will support the possibility

of a couple of tornadoes aside from a more prevalent damaging wind

risk and some hail.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

east and west of a line from 35 miles west southwest of Intracoastal

City LA to 75 miles northeast of Monroe LA. For a complete depiction

of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU0).



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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 178...WW 179...



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 600. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Guyer

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