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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 83

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

140 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southeast Louisiana

  Eastern and southern Mississippi

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 140 PM until

  900 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Widespread damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Line of strong to severe thunderstorms will continue

eastward towards the Alabama border through the rest of the

afternoon into early evening. Damaging winds and a few embedded

tornadoes are expected.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles

east and west of a line from 10 miles southeast of Boothville LA to

70 miles north northwest of Meridian MS. 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 82...



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

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

gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Grams

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