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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 447

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

340 AM CST Thu Dec 27 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Central and southwest Louisiana

  Southeast Texas

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Thursday morning from 340 AM until 1100 AM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms will move across the watch area

this morning posing a risk for isolated damaging winds and a couple

of tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

north and south of a line from 10 miles north of Palacios TX to 50

miles east southeast of Fort Polk LA. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU7).



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 445...WW 446...



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

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

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean

storm motion vector 24040.



...Bunting

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