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SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 716
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
355 PM CST Sat Dec 9 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Western Alabama
Southeast Arkansas
Northeast Louisiana
Mississippi
* Effective this Saturday afternoon from 355 PM until Midnight
CST.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Severe storm risk including the potential for damaging
winds and some tornadoes will increase through the evening, with the
risk potentially continuing into the overnight.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 95 statute miles
east and west of a line from Tupelo MS to 25 miles southeast of
Natchez MS. 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 714...WW 715...
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
SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 716
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
355 PM CST Sat Dec 9 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Western Alabama
Southeast Arkansas
Northeast Louisiana
Mississippi
* Effective this Saturday afternoon from 355 PM until Midnight
CST.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Severe storm risk including the potential for damaging
winds and some tornadoes will increase through the evening, with the
risk potentially continuing into the overnight.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 95 statute miles
east and west of a line from Tupelo MS to 25 miles southeast of
Natchez MS. 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 714...WW 715...
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
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW6
WW 716 TORNADO AL AR LA MS 092155Z - 100600Z
AXIS..95 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
TUP/TUPELO MS/ - 25SE HEZ/NATCHEZ MS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 80NM E/W /49NNW IGB - 38W MCB/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 34258711 31358939 31359261 34259043
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU6.
Watch 716 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 716
VALID 100310Z - 100440Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 ESE ESF
TO 20 WSW HEZ TO 20 NE HEZ TO 70 NE HEZ TO 55 SSE GWO TO 45 WSW
CBM TO 25 WSW CBM TO 35 NE CBM TO 25 SSW MSL.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2315
..WENDT..12/10/23
ATTN...WFO...BMX...JAN...MEG...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 716
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC057-063-075-093-107-119-125-127-133-100440-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FAYETTE GREENE LAMAR
MARION PICKENS SUMTER
TUSCALOOSA WALKER WINSTON
$$
MSC001-023-025-029-031-037-049-061-063-065-067-069-075-077-079-
085-087-099-101-103-105-121-123-127-129-159-100440-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS CLARKE CLAY
COPIAH COVINGTON FRANKLIN
HINDS JASPER JEFFERSON
JEFFERSON DAVIS JONES KEMPER
LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE LEAKE
LINCOLN LOWNDES NESHOBA
NEWTON NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA
RANKIN SCOTT SIMPSON
SMITH WINSTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 716
VALID 100150Z - 100240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 WNW ESF
TO 35 NW HEZ TO 55 E MLU TO 35 SSW GWO TO 20 ESE GWO TO 40 SSW
TUP TO 20 S TUP TO 25 ENE TUP.
..WENDT..12/10/23
ATTN...WFO...BMX...JAN...MEG...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 716
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC057-063-075-093-107-119-125-127-133-100240-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FAYETTE GREENE LAMAR
MARION PICKENS SUMTER
TUSCALOOSA WALKER WINSTON
$$
LAC025-029-107-100240-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
CATAHOULA CONCORDIA TENSAS
$$
MSC001-007-017-019-021-023-025-029-031-037-049-051-057-061-063-
065-067-069-075-077-079-085-087-089-095-097-099-101-103-105-121-
123-127-129-149-155-159-163-100240-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ATTALA CHICKASAW
CHOCTAW CLAIBORNE CLARKE
CLAY COPIAH COVINGTON
FRANKLIN HINDS HOLMES
ITAWAMBA JASPER JEFFERSON
JEFFERSON DAVIS JONES KEMPER
LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE LEAKE
LINCOLN LOWNDES MADISON
MONROE MONTGOMERY NESHOBA
NEWTON NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA
RANKIN SCOTT SIMPSON
SMITH WARREN WEBSTER
WINSTON YAZOO
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 716
VALID 100025Z - 100140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 SSE LLQ
TO 20 SSE GLH TO 10 NE GWO TO 20 SE UOX TO 20 E UOX.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2311
..WENDT..12/10/23
ATTN...WFO...BMX...JAN...MEG...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 716
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC057-063-075-093-107-119-125-127-133-100140-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FAYETTE GREENE LAMAR
MARION PICKENS SUMTER
TUSCALOOSA WALKER WINSTON
$$
LAC025-029-035-041-065-083-107-123-100140-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
CATAHOULA CONCORDIA EAST CARROLL
FRANKLIN MADISON RICHLAND
TENSAS WEST CARROLL
$$
MSC001-007-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-029-031-037-049-051-053-
055-057-061-063-065-067-069-075-077-079-081-085-087-089-095-097-
099-101-103-105-115-121-123-125-127-129-149-155-159-163-
100140-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ATTALA CALHOUN
CARROLL CHICKASAW CHOCTAW
CLAIBORNE CLARKE CLAY
COPIAH COVINGTON FRANKLIN
HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS
ISSAQUENA ITAWAMBA JASPER
JEFFERSON JEFFERSON DAVIS JONES
KEMPER LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE
LEAKE LEE LINCOLN
LOWNDES MADISON MONROE
MONTGOMERY NESHOBA NEWTON
NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA PONTOTOC
RANKIN SCOTT SHARKEY
SIMPSON SMITH WARREN
WEBSTER WINSTON YAZOO
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 716
VALID 092245Z - 092340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SQUITIERI..12/09/23
ATTN...WFO...BMX...JAN...MEG...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 716
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC057-063-075-093-107-119-125-127-133-092340-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FAYETTE GREENE LAMAR
MARION PICKENS SUMTER
TUSCALOOSA WALKER WINSTON
$$
ARC017-092340-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHICOT
$$
LAC025-029-035-041-065-083-107-123-092340-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
CATAHOULA CONCORDIA EAST CARROLL
FRANKLIN MADISON RICHLAND
TENSAS WEST CARROLL
$$
MSC001-007-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-029-031-037-043-049-051-
053-055-057-061-063-065-067-069-075-077-079-081-083-085-087-089-
095-097-099-101-103-105-115-121-123-125-127-129-133-135-149-151-
155-159-161-163-092340-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ATTALA CALHOUN
CARROLL CHICKASAW CHOCTAW
CLAIBORNE CLARKE CLAY
COPIAH COVINGTON FRANKLIN
GRENADA HINDS HOLMES
HUMPHREYS ISSAQUENA ITAWAMBA
JASPER JEFFERSON JEFFERSON DAVIS
JONES KEMPER LAUDERDALE
LAWRENCE LEAKE LEE
LEFLORE LINCOLN LOWNDES
MADISON MONROE MONTGOMERY
NESHOBA NEWTON NOXUBEE
OKTIBBEHA PONTOTOC RANKIN
SCOTT SHARKEY SIMPSON
SMITH SUNFLOWER TALLAHATCHIE
WARREN WASHINGTON WEBSTER
WINSTON YALOBUSHA YAZOO
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (50%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (50%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (30%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (20%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (80%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
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