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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 44

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

745 PM CDT Sun Apr 7 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southeast Louisiana

  Central and Southern Mississippi

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Sunday evening from 745 PM until 1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 60 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Line of strong to isolated severe storms should continue

east over the next few hours. A general weakening trend is

anticipated towards late evening.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45

statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles west southwest

of Boothville LA to 120 miles north of Mc Comb MS. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are

favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce

tornadoes.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 43...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 50 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector

21025.



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