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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 265

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1220 PM CDT Sun Jun 13 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Western Alabama

  Eastern Louisiana

  Mississippi

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 1220 PM until

  700 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 80 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Several loosely organized multicell clusters should spread

south-southwest across the region through early evening. Damaging

winds will be the primary hazard.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75

statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles northeast of

Tupelo MS to 40 miles west of Slidell 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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 264...



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

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector

01020.



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