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SEL1
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 61
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1040 AM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern and Southern Louisiana
Central and Southern Mississippi
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Tuesday morning and evening from 1040 AM until
700 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph likely
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A tornado/damaging risk will progress east-northeastward
into and across additional portions of southern/eastern Louisiana
into much of central and southern Mississippi through the afternoon.
A few strong/intense tornadoes (EF2+) are possible, particularly
with any semi-discrete supercells that develop to the east of a
quasi-linear band of storms. This risk is supported by an increasing
moist/unstable air mass in the presence of very strong
deep-layer/low-level shear.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles east northeast of Greenwood MS
to 20 miles south southwest of Houma LA. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU1).
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 60...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 21040.
...Guyer
SEL1
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 61
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1040 AM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern and Southern Louisiana
Central and Southern Mississippi
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Tuesday morning and evening from 1040 AM until
700 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph likely
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A tornado/damaging risk will progress east-northeastward
into and across additional portions of southern/eastern Louisiana
into much of central and southern Mississippi through the afternoon.
A few strong/intense tornadoes (EF2+) are possible, particularly
with any semi-discrete supercells that develop to the east of a
quasi-linear band of storms. This risk is supported by an increasing
moist/unstable air mass in the presence of very strong
deep-layer/low-level shear.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles east northeast of Greenwood MS
to 20 miles south southwest of Houma LA. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU1).
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 60...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 21040.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW1
WW 61 TORNADO LA MS CW 221540Z - 230000Z
AXIS..70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
35ENE GWO/GREENWOOD MS/ - 20SSW HUM/HOUMA LA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 60NM E/W /41ENE SQS - 37WNW LEV/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21040.
LAT...LON 33688830 29308964 29309196 33689074
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU1.
Watch 61 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #6 ON WW 61
VALID 222240Z - 222340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 SE 7R4 TO
10 SW MCB TO 35 NNE MEI.
..SPC..03/22/22
ATTN...WFO...LIX...LCH...JAN...MOB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 61
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC005-007-051-057-063-071-075-087-089-091-093-095-103-105-109-
117-222340-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ASCENSION ASSUMPTION JEFFERSON
LAFOURCHE LIVINGSTON ORLEANS
PLAQUEMINES ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES
ST. HELENA ST. JAMES ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
ST. TAMMANY TANGIPAHOA TERREBONNE
WASHINGTON
$$
MSC023-031-035-041-045-047-059-061-065-067-069-073-075-077-091-
101-109-111-113-129-131-147-153-222340-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARKE COVINGTON FORREST
GREENE HANCOCK HARRISON
JACKSON JASPER JEFFERSON DAVIS
JONES KEMPER LAMAR
LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE MARION
NEWTON PEARL RIVER PERRY
PIKE SMITH STONE
WALTHALL WAYNE
$$
GMZ530-532-534-550-552-222340-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS
MISSISSIPPI SOUND
LAKE BORGNE
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
LA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 61
VALID 222130Z - 222240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 NE LFT TO
30 N MCB TO 45 NNE MEI.
..SPC..03/22/22
ATTN...WFO...LIX...LCH...JAN...MOB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 61
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC005-007-033-037-045-047-051-057-063-071-075-087-089-091-093-
095-099-101-103-105-109-117-121-222240-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ASCENSION ASSUMPTION EAST BATON ROUGE
EAST FELICIANA IBERIA IBERVILLE
JEFFERSON LAFOURCHE LIVINGSTON
ORLEANS PLAQUEMINES ST. BERNARD
ST. CHARLES ST. HELENA ST. JAMES
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ST. MARTIN ST. MARY
ST. TAMMANY TANGIPAHOA TERREBONNE
WASHINGTON WEST BATON ROUGE
$$
MSC005-023-031-035-041-045-047-059-061-065-067-069-073-075-077-
085-091-101-109-111-113-129-131-147-153-222240-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AMITE CLARKE COVINGTON
FORREST GREENE HANCOCK
HARRISON JACKSON JASPER
JEFFERSON DAVIS JONES KEMPER
LAMAR LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE
LINCOLN MARION NEWTON
PEARL RIVER PERRY PIKE
SMITH STONE WALTHALL
WAYNE
$$
GMZ435-455-530-534-550-552-222240-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
VERMILION BAY
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS
LAKE BORGNE
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
LA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 61
VALID 222035Z - 222140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 SSW HEZ
TO 40 WSW MEI TO 10 ENE CBM.
..KERR..03/22/22
ATTN...WFO...LIX...LCH...JAN...MOB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 61
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC005-007-033-037-045-047-051-057-063-071-075-077-087-089-091-
093-095-099-101-103-105-109-117-121-125-222140-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ASCENSION ASSUMPTION EAST BATON ROUGE
EAST FELICIANA IBERIA IBERVILLE
JEFFERSON LAFOURCHE LIVINGSTON
ORLEANS PLAQUEMINES POINTE COUPEE
ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES ST. HELENA
ST. JAMES ST. JOHN THE BAPTISTST. MARTIN
ST. MARY ST. TAMMANY TANGIPAHOA
TERREBONNE WASHINGTON WEST BATON ROUGE
WEST FELICIANA
$$
MSC005-023-031-035-041-045-047-061-065-067-069-073-075-077-085-
087-091-101-103-109-111-113-129-131-147-153-157-222140-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AMITE CLARKE COVINGTON
FORREST GREENE HANCOCK
HARRISON JASPER JEFFERSON DAVIS
JONES KEMPER LAMAR
LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE LINCOLN
LOWNDES MARION NEWTON
NOXUBEE PEARL RIVER PERRY
PIKE SMITH STONE
WALTHALL WAYNE WILKINSON
$$
GMZ435-455-530-534-550-552-222140-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
VERMILION BAY
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS
LAKE BORGNE
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
LA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 61
VALID 221935Z - 222040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 SSW HEZ
TO 55 NNE MCB TO 45 W MEI TO 45 W CBM.
..KERR..03/22/22
ATTN...WFO...LIX...LCH...JAN...MOB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 61
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC005-007-033-037-045-047-051-057-063-071-075-077-087-089-091-
093-095-099-101-103-105-109-117-121-125-222040-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ASCENSION ASSUMPTION EAST BATON ROUGE
EAST FELICIANA IBERIA IBERVILLE
JEFFERSON LAFOURCHE LIVINGSTON
ORLEANS PLAQUEMINES POINTE COUPEE
ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES ST. HELENA
ST. JAMES ST. JOHN THE BAPTISTST. MARTIN
ST. MARY ST. TAMMANY TANGIPAHOA
TERREBONNE WASHINGTON WEST BATON ROUGE
WEST FELICIANA
$$
MSC005-019-023-025-029-031-035-037-041-045-047-061-065-067-069-
073-075-077-079-085-087-091-099-101-103-105-109-111-113-121-123-
127-129-131-147-153-155-157-159-222040-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AMITE CHOCTAW CLARKE
CLAY COPIAH COVINGTON
FORREST FRANKLIN GREENE
HANCOCK HARRISON JASPER
JEFFERSON DAVIS JONES KEMPER
LAMAR LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE
LEAKE LINCOLN LOWNDES
MARION NESHOBA NEWTON
NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA PEARL RIVER
PERRY PIKE RANKIN
SCOTT SIMPSON SMITH
STONE WALTHALL WAYNE
WEBSTER WILKINSON WINSTON
$$
GMZ435-455-530-534-550-552-222040-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
VERMILION BAY
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS
LAKE BORGNE
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
LA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 61
VALID 221825Z - 221940Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM HEZ TO 65
ENE HEZ TO 25 SSE GWO TO 15 N GWO.
..KERR..03/22/22
ATTN...WFO...LIX...LCH...JAN...MOB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 61
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC005-007-033-037-045-047-051-057-063-071-075-077-087-089-091-
093-095-099-101-103-105-109-117-121-125-221940-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ASCENSION ASSUMPTION EAST BATON ROUGE
EAST FELICIANA IBERIA IBERVILLE
JEFFERSON LAFOURCHE LIVINGSTON
ORLEANS PLAQUEMINES POINTE COUPEE
ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES ST. HELENA
ST. JAMES ST. JOHN THE BAPTISTST. MARTIN
ST. MARY ST. TAMMANY TANGIPAHOA
TERREBONNE WASHINGTON WEST BATON ROUGE
WEST FELICIANA
$$
MSC001-005-007-015-019-023-025-029-031-035-037-041-043-045-047-
051-061-063-065-067-069-073-075-077-079-085-087-091-097-099-101-
103-105-109-111-113-121-123-127-129-131-147-153-155-157-159-
221940-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE ATTALA
CARROLL CHOCTAW CLARKE
CLAY COPIAH COVINGTON
FORREST FRANKLIN GREENE
GRENADA HANCOCK HARRISON
HOLMES JASPER JEFFERSON
JEFFERSON DAVIS JONES KEMPER
LAMAR LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE
LEAKE LINCOLN LOWNDES
MARION MONTGOMERY NESHOBA
NEWTON NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA
PEARL RIVER PERRY PIKE
RANKIN SCOTT SIMPSON
SMITH STONE WALTHALL
WAYNE WEBSTER WILKINSON
WINSTON
$$
GMZ435-455-530-534-550-552-221940-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
VERMILION BAY
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS
LAKE BORGNE
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
LA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 61
VALID 221730Z - 221840Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 N HEZ TO
55 NNE HEZ TO 15 NNW GWO.
..KERR..03/22/22
ATTN...WFO...LIX...LCH...JAN...MOB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 61
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC005-007-033-037-045-047-051-057-063-071-075-077-087-089-091-
093-095-099-101-103-105-109-117-121-125-221840-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ASCENSION ASSUMPTION EAST BATON ROUGE
EAST FELICIANA IBERIA IBERVILLE
JEFFERSON LAFOURCHE LIVINGSTON
ORLEANS PLAQUEMINES POINTE COUPEE
ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES ST. HELENA
ST. JAMES ST. JOHN THE BAPTISTST. MARTIN
ST. MARY ST. TAMMANY TANGIPAHOA
TERREBONNE WASHINGTON WEST BATON ROUGE
WEST FELICIANA
$$
MSC001-005-007-015-019-021-023-025-029-031-035-037-041-043-045-
047-049-051-061-063-065-067-069-073-075-077-079-085-087-089-091-
097-099-101-103-105-109-111-113-121-123-127-129-131-147-149-153-
155-157-159-163-221840-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE ATTALA
CARROLL CHOCTAW CLAIBORNE
CLARKE CLAY COPIAH
COVINGTON FORREST FRANKLIN
GREENE GRENADA HANCOCK
HARRISON HINDS HOLMES
JASPER JEFFERSON JEFFERSON DAVIS
JONES KEMPER LAMAR
LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE LEAKE
LINCOLN LOWNDES MADISON
MARION MONTGOMERY NESHOBA
NEWTON NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA
PEARL RIVER PERRY PIKE
RANKIN SCOTT SIMPSON
SMITH STONE WALTHALL
WARREN WAYNE WEBSTER
WILKINSON WINSTON YAZOO
$$
GMZ435-455-530-534-550-552-221840-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
VERMILION BAY
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS
LAKE BORGNE
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
LA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
High (90%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Mod (60%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
High (80%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Mod (60%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Low (20%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (10%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (>95%)
|
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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