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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 33

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

940 AM CST Tue Feb 14 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southwest Louisiana

  Southeast Texas

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Tuesday morning and afternoon from 940 AM until

  300 PM CST.



* 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...A line of strong to severe thunderstorms will track across

the watch area late this morning and early afternoon, posing a risk

of damaging winds and a tornado or two.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles

north and south of a line from 50 miles northwest of Port Arthur TX

to 50 miles east northeast of Lake Charles LA. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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 32...



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 25030.



...Hart

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