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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 113

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

820 PM CDT Sun Apr 2 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  South-central and southwestern Louisiana

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 820 PM

  until 200 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75

    mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A band of thunderstorms is expected to reorient more

north-south and begin to progress eastward over the watch area

tonight, offering damaging gusts and the risk for embedded

tornadoes.  The potential still exists for tornadic supercells ahead

of the line as well.  See SPC mesoscale discussion 411 for initial

meteorological details.  This effectively replaces tornado watch 110

in the Lake Charles WFO warning area.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles

either side of a line from 30 miles west of Intracoastal City LA to

60 miles east northeast of Fort Polk 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 110...WW 111...WW 112...



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

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean

storm motion vector 24030.



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