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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 22

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1200 PM CDT Wed Mar 28 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Western and central Louisiana

  Southeast and east Texas

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from NOON until

  900 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Severe thunderstorms are expected to become more common

across the watch area through the remainder of the afternoon,

offering damaging gusts, isolated large hail, and the potential for

a couple tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles

north and south of a line from 65 miles north northwest of Palacios

TX to 25 miles north northeast of Alexandria 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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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

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.





...Edwards

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