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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 181

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

730 AM CDT Sun Apr 30 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southeast Louisiana

  Central and southern Mississippi

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Sunday morning and afternoon from 730 AM until

  300 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Bands of severe storms will continue east-northeastward

through the morning and early afternoon hours across much of

Mississippi and east/southeast Louisiana. Strong low-level shear and

moist air mass will support the possibility of tornadoes along with

damaging winds and some hail.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

east and west of a line from 85 miles north northwest of Meridian MS

to 30 miles south of New Orleans LA. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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 180...



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

surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean

storm motion vector 23035.



...Guyer

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