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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 175

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

135 PM CDT Fri May 8 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southwest and south central Louisiana

  Extreme southeast Texas

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 135 PM until

  800 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are beginning to intensify along an outflow

boundary across Louisiana, with storms now developing directly on

the boundary.  The threat for bowing segments with damaging winds

will increase this afternoon as storms move southeastward along the

boundary.  An isolated tornado and large hail will also be possible

with the strongest storms this afternoon.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40

statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles northwest of

Lake Charles LA to 30 miles north northeast of Houma LA. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector

30035.



...Thompson

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