Storm Prediction Center Tornado Watch 716

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 716
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   610 PM CST Thu Dec 26 2024

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Western and Central Louisiana
     Far Southeast Texas
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 610 PM
     until 200 AM CST.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
     Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue to pose a threat for a few
   tornadoes this evening and into the early overnight hours as they
   spread east-northeastward into parts of western and central
   Louisiana. Damaging winds up to 60-65 mph and isolated hail may also
   occur.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles
   east and west of a line from 40 miles northeast of Natchitoches LA
   to 30 miles south southwest of Lake Charles LA. 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 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 24035.

   ...Gleason

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 LA TX CW 270010Z - 270800Z
   AXIS..45 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   40NE IER/NATCHITOCHES LA/ - 30SSW LCH/LAKE CHARLES LA/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 40NM E/W /37SW MLU - 29SSW LCH/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..55 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.

   LAT...LON 32159185 29739266 29739416 32159339

   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 #1 ON WW 716

VALID 270040Z - 270140Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..THORNTON..12/27/24

ATTN...WFO...LCH...SHV...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 716 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

LAC001-003-011-019-021-023-039-043-053-059-069-079-081-085-115-
127-270140-

LA 
.    LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE

ACADIA		     ALLEN		 BEAUREGARD	     
CALCASIEU	     CALDWELL		 CAMERON	     
EVANGELINE	     GRANT		 JEFFERSON DAVIS     
LA SALLE	     NATCHITOCHES	 RAPIDES	     
RED RIVER	     SABINE		 VERNON 	     
WINN		     
$$


TXC241-245-351-361-403-270140-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

JASPER		     JEFFERSON		 NEWTON 	     
ORANGE		     SABINE		 
$$


GMZ430-432-270140-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

SABINE LAKE 

CALCASIEU LAKE 

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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.
$$