Sunday, April 14, 2019

SPC Tornado Watch 56

WW 56 TORNADO AL LA MS CW 140230Z - 141000Z
WW 0056 Image

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 56
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
930 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2019

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southwest Alabama
  Eastern Louisiana
  Southeast Mississippi
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 930 PM
  until 500 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Storms should continue to intensify and otherwise spread
east-northeastward through the overnight across the region. An
increasingly moist air mass along with strong deep-layer/low-level
shear will support a tornado risk along with damaging winds.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles
north and south of a line from 25 miles west northwest of Slidell LA
to 85 miles northeast of Mobile AL. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 55...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.

...Guyer

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from SPC Forecast Products http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0056.html

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