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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 82

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

920 PM CDT Fri Mar 24 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Parts of west central and northwest Louisiana

  East central Texas



* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 920 PM

  until 300 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Clusters of severe thunderstorms will continue to spread

northeastward from east Texas into Louisiana.  This area will be on

the northern edge of the storm environment that will be more

favorable for supercells, possibly with a couple of tornadoes.

Otherwise, damaging winds and isolated large hail can be expected

with the more intense storms.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

east and west of a line from 45 miles north northwest of

Natchitoches LA to 65 miles west southwest of Natchitoches LA. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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 80...WW 81...



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

surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean

storm motion vector 24045.



...Thompson

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