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SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 357
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1010 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Eastern Louisiana
Southwest Mississippi
* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 1010 PM
until 200 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...A line of strong/severe storms capable of damaging wind
gusts will track eastward across the watch area for the next few
hours.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles north of Natchez
MS to 75 miles south of Natchez MS. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 354...WW 356...
AVIATION...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
27035.
...Hart
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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
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SAW7
WW 357 SEVERE TSTM LA MS 310310Z - 310700Z
AXIS..40 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
35N HEZ/NATCHEZ MS/ - 75S HEZ/NATCHEZ MS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 35NM E/W /44ESE MLU - 3N BTR/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.
LAT...LON 32129062 30539063 30539197 32129198
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU7.
Watch 357 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 357
VALID 310630Z - 310700Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 NW MSY TO
30 E HEZ TO 50 NNE HEZ.
WW 357 WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 310700Z.
..LYONS..05/31/24
ATTN...WFO...JAN...LIX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 357
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC091-310700-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ST. HELENA
$$
MSC005-021-063-310700-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AMITE CLAIBORNE JEFFERSON
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 357
VALID 310510Z - 310640Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 NE LFT TO
25 ESE MLU.
..LYONS..05/31/24
ATTN...WFO...JAN...LIX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 357
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC029-033-037-077-091-107-121-125-310640-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
CONCORDIA EAST BATON ROUGE EAST FELICIANA
POINTE COUPEE ST. HELENA TENSAS
WEST BATON ROUGE WEST FELICIANA
$$
MSC001-005-021-037-063-157-310640-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE CLAIBORNE
FRANKLIN JEFFERSON WILKINSON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 357
VALID 310335Z - 310440Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..05/31/24
ATTN...WFO...JAN...LIX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 357
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC025-029-033-037-041-077-091-107-121-125-310440-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
CATAHOULA CONCORDIA EAST BATON ROUGE
EAST FELICIANA FRANKLIN POINTE COUPEE
ST. HELENA TENSAS WEST BATON ROUGE
WEST FELICIANA
$$
MSC001-005-021-037-063-157-310440-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE CLAIBORNE
FRANKLIN JEFFERSON WILKINSON
$$
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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Low (<5%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (<2%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (30%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (10%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Low (<5%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (<5%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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Mod (40%)
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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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