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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 64
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
655 PM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Western Alabama
Southeast Louisiana
Southeast Mississippi
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Tuesday evening from 655 PM until 1100 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A broken squall line will progress east across the central
Gulf Coast states this evening. A few tornadoes are likely and
damaging gusts are possible with the more intense storms.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles northeast of Meridian MS to 25
miles west southwest of Gulfport MS. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 61...WW 62...WW 63...
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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 22040.
...Smith/Thompson
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW4
WW 64 TORNADO AL LA MS CW 222355Z - 230400Z
AXIS..45 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
50NE MEI/MERIDIAN MS/ - 25WSW GPT/GULFPORT MS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 40NM E/W /43SSE IGB - 37NE HRV/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22040.
LAT...LON 32848737 30268870 30269021 32848892
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU4.
Watch 64 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 64
VALID 230135Z - 230240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SPC..03/23/22
ATTN...WFO...MOB...BMX...LIX...JAN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 64
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC023-025-063-065-091-119-125-127-129-230240-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHOCTAW CLARKE GREENE
HALE MARENGO SUMTER
TUSCALOOSA WALKER WASHINGTON
$$
LAC051-057-071-075-087-089-103-117-230240-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
JEFFERSON LAFOURCHE ORLEANS
PLAQUEMINES ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES
ST. TAMMANY WASHINGTON
$$
MSC023-031-035-041-045-047-059-067-073-091-109-111-131-147-153-
230240-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARKE COVINGTON FORREST
GREENE HANCOCK HARRISON
JACKSON JONES LAMAR
MARION PEARL RIVER PERRY
STONE WALTHALL WAYNE
$$
GMZ530-532-534-536-538-230240-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS
MISSISSIPPI SOUND
LAKE BORGNE
CHANDELEUR SOUND
BRETON SOUND
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 64
VALID 230035Z - 230140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SPC..03/23/22
ATTN...WFO...MOB...BMX...LIX...JAN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 64
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC023-025-063-065-091-119-125-127-129-230140-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHOCTAW CLARKE GREENE
HALE MARENGO SUMTER
TUSCALOOSA WALKER WASHINGTON
$$
LAC051-057-071-075-087-089-103-117-230140-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
JEFFERSON LAFOURCHE ORLEANS
PLAQUEMINES ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES
ST. TAMMANY WASHINGTON
$$
MSC023-031-035-041-045-047-059-067-073-091-109-111-131-147-153-
230140-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARKE COVINGTON FORREST
GREENE HANCOCK HARRISON
JACKSON JONES LAMAR
MARION PEARL RIVER PERRY
STONE WALTHALL WAYNE
$$
GMZ530-532-534-536-538-230140-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS
MISSISSIPPI SOUND
LAKE BORGNE
CHANDELEUR SOUND
BRETON SOUND
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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High (70%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Mod (60%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (20%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (90%)
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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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