Storm Prediction Center Tornado Watch 6

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   SEL6

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 6
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   130 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Southwest Alabama
     Eastern Louisiana
     Southern and South-Central Mississippi
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 130 PM
     until 1000 PM CST.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
     Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
       to 75 mph possible

   SUMMARY...Conditions favorable for rotating storms capable of
   tornadoes and damaging winds will increasingly expand
   north-northeastward across the region through the afternoon and
   early evening.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
   north and south of a line from 30 miles north northwest of Mc Comb
   MS to 90 miles northeast of Mobile AL. 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 5...

   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 22035.

   ...Guyer

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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW6 
   WW 6 TORNADO AL LA MS CW 121930Z - 130400Z
   AXIS..85 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   30NNW MCB/MC COMB MS/ - 90NE MOB/MOBILE AL/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 75NM N/S /27NW MCB - 52NNW CEW/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22035.

   LAT...LON 32819067 32838717 30378717 30359067

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU6.

Watch 6 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 6

VALID 122100Z - 122240Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..MOORE..02/12/25

ATTN...WFO...MOB...BMX...JAN...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 6 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ALC003-023-025-035-047-053-091-097-099-119-129-131-122240-

AL 
.    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BALDWIN 	     CHOCTAW		 CLARKE 	     
CONECUH 	     DALLAS		 ESCAMBIA	     
MARENGO 	     MOBILE		 MONROE 	     
SUMTER		     WASHINGTON 	 WILCOX 	     
$$


LAC041-065-107-122240-

LA 
.    LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE

FRANKLIN	     MADISON		 TENSAS 	     
$$


MSC021-023-029-031-035-039-041-049-061-063-065-067-069-073-075-
077-079-085-089-091-099-101-111-121-123-127-129-131-149-153-
122240-

MS 
.    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CLAIBORNE	     CLARKE		 COPIAH 	     
COVINGTON	     FORREST		 GEORGE 	     
GREENE		     HINDS		 JASPER 	     
JEFFERSON	     JEFFERSON DAVIS	 JONES		     
KEMPER		     LAMAR		 LAUDERDALE	     
LAWRENCE	     LEAKE		 LINCOLN	     
MADISON 	     MARION		 NESHOBA	     
NEWTON		     PERRY		 RANKIN 	     
SCOTT		     SIMPSON		 SMITH		     
STONE		     WARREN		 WAYNE		     
$$


GMZ630-631-632-122240-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

NORTH MOBILE BAY 

SOUTH MOBILE BAY 

MISSISSIPPI 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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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.