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SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 454
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
745 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and southern Arkansas
Eastern and northern Louisiana
Western Mississippi
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 745 AM until
400 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes possible
SUMMARY...Tornado potential will spread northward up the Delta
region toward the Mid-South today, in the eastern semicircle of
Hurricane Laura.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
either side of a line from 20 miles east of Houma LA to 5 miles west
northwest of Little Rock AR. 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...This tornado watch replaces tornado
watch number 453. Watch number 453 will not be in effect after
745 AM CDT.
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 12040.
...Edwards
SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 454
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
745 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and southern Arkansas
Eastern and northern Louisiana
Western Mississippi
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 745 AM until
400 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes possible
SUMMARY...Tornado potential will spread northward up the Delta
region toward the Mid-South today, in the eastern semicircle of
Hurricane Laura.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
either side of a line from 20 miles east of Houma LA to 5 miles west
northwest of Little Rock AR. 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...This tornado watch replaces tornado
watch number 453. Watch number 453 will not be in effect after
745 AM CDT.
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 12040.
...Edwards
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW4
WW 454 TORNADO AR LA MS CW 271245Z - 272100Z
AXIS..85 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF LINE..
20E HUM/HOUMA LA/ - 5WNW LIT/LITTLE ROCK AR/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 75NM EITHER SIDE /24SW HRV - 8WNW LIT/
WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450.MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 12040.
REPLACES WW 453..LA MS TX CW
LAT...LON 29139165 34309370 35189090 30008901
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU4.
Watch 454 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #7 ON WW 454
VALID 272000Z - 272100Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 S GWO TO
25 S LLQ TO 15 NNW PBF TO 40 ENE LIT.
WW 454 WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 272100Z.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1598
..SMITH..08/27/20
ATTN...WFO...LZK...JAN...SHV...MEG...LIX...LCH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 454
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC001-017-041-043-069-077-079-085-095-107-117-272100-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARKANSAS CHICOT DESHA
DREW JEFFERSON LEE
LINCOLN LONOKE MONROE
PHILLIPS PRAIRIE
$$
MSC011-027-051-053-083-133-151-163-272100-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOLIVAR COAHOMA HOLMES
HUMPHREYS LEFLORE SUNFLOWER
WASHINGTON YAZOO
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #6 ON WW 454
VALID 271910Z - 272000Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 E HUM TO
75 S GWO TO 30 SSE GLH TO 30 W LLQ TO 10 W LIT.
..SMITH..08/27/20
ATTN...WFO...LZK...JAN...SHV...MEG...LIX...LCH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 454
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC001-011-017-025-041-043-053-069-077-079-085-095-107-117-119-
272000-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARKANSAS BRADLEY CHICOT
CLEVELAND DESHA DREW
GRANT JEFFERSON LEE
LINCOLN LONOKE MONROE
PHILLIPS PRAIRIE PULASKI
$$
LAC051-057-071-075-087-089-103-109-117-272000-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
JEFFERSON LAFOURCHE ORLEANS
PLAQUEMINES ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES
ST. TAMMANY TERREBONNE WASHINGTON
$$
MSC011-027-051-053-065-077-083-089-091-121-127-133-147-151-163-
272000-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOLIVAR COAHOMA HOLMES
HUMPHREYS JEFFERSON DAVIS LAWRENCE
LEFLORE MADISON MARION
RANKIN SIMPSON SUNFLOWER
WALTHALL WASHINGTON YAZOO
$$
GMZ530-534-538-550-552-555-272000-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS
LAKE BORGNE
BRETON SOUND
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
COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 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 454
VALID 271825Z - 271900Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 SSW HUM
TO 10 NW MCB TO 60 NE HEZ TO 35 SSW GLH TO 35 E ELD TO 25 N ELD
TO 15 W LIT.
..SMITH..08/27/20
ATTN...WFO...LZK...JAN...SHV...MEG...LIX...LCH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 454
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC001-003-011-013-017-025-039-041-043-053-069-077-079-085-095-
103-107-117-119-125-271900-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARKANSAS ASHLEY BRADLEY
CALHOUN CHICOT CLEVELAND
DALLAS DESHA DREW
GRANT JEFFERSON LEE
LINCOLN LONOKE MONROE
OUACHITA PHILLIPS PRAIRIE
PULASKI SALINE
$$
LAC051-057-071-075-087-089-095-103-105-109-117-271900-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
JEFFERSON LAFOURCHE ORLEANS
PLAQUEMINES ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ST. TAMMANY TANGIPAHOA
TERREBONNE WASHINGTON
$$
MSC011-027-029-049-051-053-065-077-083-085-089-091-113-121-125-
127-133-147-151-163-271900-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOLIVAR COAHOMA COPIAH
HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS
JEFFERSON DAVIS LAWRENCE LEFLORE
LINCOLN MADISON MARION
PIKE RANKIN SHARKEY
SIMPSON SUNFLOWER WALTHALL
WASHINGTON YAZOO
$$
GMZ530-534-538-550-552-555-271900-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS
LAKE BORGNE
BRETON SOUND
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
LA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 454
VALID 271725Z - 271820Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 SE 7R4 TO
30 SSW HEZ TO 40 NNW HEZ TO 25 WSW ELD TO 5 W HOT.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1593
..SMITH..08/27/20
ATTN...WFO...LZK...JAN...SHV...MEG...LIX...LCH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 454
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC001-003-011-013-017-019-025-027-039-041-043-053-059-069-077-
079-085-095-103-107-117-119-125-139-271820-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARKANSAS ASHLEY BRADLEY
CALHOUN CHICOT CLARK
CLEVELAND COLUMBIA DALLAS
DESHA DREW GRANT
HOT SPRING JEFFERSON LEE
LINCOLN LONOKE MONROE
OUACHITA PHILLIPS PRAIRIE
PULASKI SALINE UNION
$$
LAC005-007-033-035-037-045-047-051-057-063-065-067-071-075-077-
083-087-089-091-093-095-099-101-103-105-107-109-111-117-121-123-
125-271820-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ASCENSION ASSUMPTION EAST BATON ROUGE
EAST CARROLL EAST FELICIANA IBERIA
IBERVILLE JEFFERSON LAFOURCHE
LIVINGSTON MADISON MOREHOUSE
ORLEANS PLAQUEMINES POINTE COUPEE
RICHLAND ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES
ST. HELENA ST. JAMES ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
ST. MARTIN ST. MARY ST. TAMMANY
TANGIPAHOA TENSAS TERREBONNE
UNION WASHINGTON WEST BATON ROUGE
WEST CARROLL WEST FELICIANA
$$
MSC001-005-011-021-027-029-037-049-051-053-055-063-065-077-083-
085-089-091-113-121-125-127-133-147-149-151-157-163-271820-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE BOLIVAR
CLAIBORNE COAHOMA COPIAH
FRANKLIN HINDS HOLMES
HUMPHREYS ISSAQUENA JEFFERSON
JEFFERSON DAVIS LAWRENCE LEFLORE
LINCOLN MADISON MARION
PIKE RANKIN SHARKEY
SIMPSON SUNFLOWER WALTHALL
WARREN WASHINGTON WILKINSON
YAZOO
$$
GMZ455-530-534-538-550-552-555-271820-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS
LAKE BORGNE
BRETON SOUND
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
COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 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 454
VALID 271615Z - 271715Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 E 7R4 TO
40 SSW HEZ TO 25 SSE MLU TO 45 SSW ELD.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1593
..SMITH..08/27/20
ATTN...WFO...LZK...JAN...SHV...MEG...LIX...LCH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 454
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC001-003-011-013-017-019-025-027-039-041-043-053-059-069-077-
079-085-095-099-103-107-117-119-125-139-271715-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARKANSAS ASHLEY BRADLEY
CALHOUN CHICOT CLARK
CLEVELAND COLUMBIA DALLAS
DESHA DREW GRANT
HOT SPRING JEFFERSON LEE
LINCOLN LONOKE MONROE
NEVADA OUACHITA PHILLIPS
PRAIRIE PULASKI SALINE
UNION
$$
LAC005-007-027-029-033-035-037-041-045-047-051-057-061-063-065-
067-071-073-075-077-083-087-089-091-093-095-099-101-103-105-107-
109-111-117-121-123-125-271715-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ASCENSION ASSUMPTION CLAIBORNE
CONCORDIA EAST BATON ROUGE EAST CARROLL
EAST FELICIANA FRANKLIN IBERIA
IBERVILLE JEFFERSON LAFOURCHE
LINCOLN LIVINGSTON MADISON
MOREHOUSE ORLEANS OUACHITA
PLAQUEMINES POINTE COUPEE RICHLAND
ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES ST. HELENA
ST. JAMES ST. JOHN THE BAPTISTST. MARTIN
ST. MARY ST. TAMMANY TANGIPAHOA
TENSAS TERREBONNE UNION
WASHINGTON WEST BATON ROUGE WEST CARROLL
WEST FELICIANA
$$
MSC001-005-011-021-027-029-037-049-051-053-055-063-065-077-083-
085-089-091-113-121-125-127-133-147-149-151-157-163-271715-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE BOLIVAR
CLAIBORNE COAHOMA COPIAH
FRANKLIN HINDS HOLMES
HUMPHREYS ISSAQUENA JEFFERSON
JEFFERSON DAVIS LAWRENCE LEFLORE
LINCOLN MADISON MARION
PIKE RANKIN SHARKEY
SIMPSON SUNFLOWER WALTHALL
WARREN WASHINGTON WILKINSON
YAZOO
$$
GMZ435-455-530-534-538-550-552-555-271715-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
VERMILION BAY
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS
LAKE BORGNE
BRETON SOUND
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
LA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 454
VALID 271505Z - 271600Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 WNW LFT
TO 15 NNE ESF TO 35 NNE IER.
..SMITH..08/27/20
ATTN...WFO...LZK...JAN...SHV...MEG...LIX...LCH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 454
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC001-003-011-013-017-019-025-027-039-041-043-053-059-069-077-
079-085-095-099-103-107-117-119-125-139-271600-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARKANSAS ASHLEY BRADLEY
CALHOUN CHICOT CLARK
CLEVELAND COLUMBIA DALLAS
DESHA DREW GRANT
HOT SPRING JEFFERSON LEE
LINCOLN LONOKE MONROE
NEVADA OUACHITA PHILLIPS
PRAIRIE PULASKI SALINE
UNION
$$
LAC005-007-009-013-021-025-027-029-033-035-037-041-045-047-049-
051-055-057-059-061-063-065-067-071-073-075-077-083-087-089-091-
093-095-097-099-101-103-105-107-109-111-117-121-123-125-127-
271600-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ASCENSION ASSUMPTION AVOYELLES
BIENVILLE CALDWELL CATAHOULA
CLAIBORNE CONCORDIA EAST BATON ROUGE
EAST CARROLL EAST FELICIANA FRANKLIN
IBERIA IBERVILLE JACKSON
JEFFERSON LAFAYETTE LAFOURCHE
LA SALLE LINCOLN LIVINGSTON
MADISON MOREHOUSE ORLEANS
OUACHITA PLAQUEMINES POINTE COUPEE
RICHLAND ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES
ST. HELENA ST. JAMES ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
ST. LANDRY ST. MARTIN ST. MARY
ST. TAMMANY TANGIPAHOA TENSAS
TERREBONNE UNION WASHINGTON
WEST BATON ROUGE WEST CARROLL WEST FELICIANA
WINN
$$
MSC001-005-011-021-027-029-037-049-051-053-055-063-065-077-083-
085-089-091-113-121-125-127-133-147-149-151-157-163-271600-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE BOLIVAR
CLAIBORNE COAHOMA COPIAH
FRANKLIN HINDS HOLMES
HUMPHREYS ISSAQUENA JEFFERSON
JEFFERSON DAVIS LAWRENCE LEFLORE
LINCOLN MADISON MARION
PIKE RANKIN SHARKEY
SIMPSON SUNFLOWER WALTHALL
WARREN WASHINGTON WILKINSON
YAZOO
$$
GMZ435-455-530-534-538-550-552-555-271600-
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
BRETON SOUND
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
COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 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 454
VALID 271400Z - 271500Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 WSW ESF
TO 20 NW ESF TO 25 E IER.
..SMITH..08/27/20
ATTN...WFO...LZK...JAN...SHV...MEG...LIX...LCH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 454
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC001-003-011-013-017-019-025-027-039-041-043-053-059-069-077-
079-085-095-099-103-107-117-119-125-139-271500-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARKANSAS ASHLEY BRADLEY
CALHOUN CHICOT CLARK
CLEVELAND COLUMBIA DALLAS
DESHA DREW GRANT
HOT SPRING JEFFERSON LEE
LINCOLN LONOKE MONROE
NEVADA OUACHITA PHILLIPS
PRAIRIE PULASKI SALINE
UNION
$$
LAC005-007-009-013-021-025-027-029-033-035-037-039-041-043-045-
047-049-051-055-057-059-061-063-065-067-071-073-075-077-079-083-
087-089-091-093-095-097-099-101-103-105-107-109-111-117-121-123-
125-127-271500-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ASCENSION ASSUMPTION AVOYELLES
BIENVILLE CALDWELL CATAHOULA
CLAIBORNE CONCORDIA EAST BATON ROUGE
EAST CARROLL EAST FELICIANA EVANGELINE
FRANKLIN GRANT IBERIA
IBERVILLE JACKSON JEFFERSON
LAFAYETTE LAFOURCHE LA SALLE
LINCOLN LIVINGSTON MADISON
MOREHOUSE ORLEANS OUACHITA
PLAQUEMINES POINTE COUPEE RAPIDES
RICHLAND ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES
ST. HELENA ST. JAMES ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
ST. LANDRY ST. MARTIN ST. MARY
ST. TAMMANY TANGIPAHOA TENSAS
TERREBONNE UNION WASHINGTON
WEST BATON ROUGE WEST CARROLL WEST FELICIANA
WINN
$$
MSC001-005-011-021-027-029-037-049-051-053-055-063-065-077-083-
085-089-091-113-121-125-127-133-147-149-151-157-163-271500-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE BOLIVAR
CLAIBORNE COAHOMA COPIAH
FRANKLIN HINDS HOLMES
HUMPHREYS ISSAQUENA JEFFERSON
JEFFERSON DAVIS LAWRENCE LEFLORE
LINCOLN MADISON MARION
PIKE RANKIN SHARKEY
SIMPSON SUNFLOWER WALTHALL
WARREN WASHINGTON WILKINSON
YAZOO
$$
GMZ435-455-530-534-538-550-552-555-271500-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
VERMILION BAY
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS
LAKE BORGNE
BRETON SOUND
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
LA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM BOOTHVILLE LA TO SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM
$$
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.
$$
Note:
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (50%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Low (10%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (10%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Low (<5%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (<5%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
Low (20%)
|
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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