Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 83

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   SEL3

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 83
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   135 AM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Far Southern Arkansas
     Louisiana
     Central Mississippi
     Far East Texas

   * Effective this Monday morning from 135 AM until 800 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue to move east-northeastward
   over the next several hours early this morning, while posing a
   threat for scattered damaging winds up to 60-70 mph and large hail
   around 1-2 inches in diameter. A tornado or two may also occur.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
   statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles south of
   Columbus MS to 75 miles west of Fort Polk LA. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

   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 77...WW 78...WW 79...WW
   80...WW 81...WW 82...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   26035.

   ...Gleason

   SEL3

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 83
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   135 AM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Far Southern Arkansas
     Louisiana
     Central Mississippi
     Far East Texas

   * Effective this Monday morning from 135 AM until 800 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue to move east-northeastward
   over the next several hours early this morning, while posing a
   threat for scattered damaging winds up to 60-70 mph and large hail
   around 1-2 inches in diameter. A tornado or two may also occur.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
   statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles south of
   Columbus MS to 75 miles west of Fort Polk LA. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

   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 77...WW 78...WW 79...WW
   80...WW 81...WW 82...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   26035.

   ...Gleason

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

   SAW3 
   WW 83 SEVERE TSTM AR LA MS TX 310635Z - 311300Z
   AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   45S CBM/COLUMBUS MS/ - 75W POE/FORT POLK LA/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /30S IGB - 16ESE LFK/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26035.

   LAT...LON 32118845 30189445 31919445 33848845

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU3.

Watch 83 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 83

VALID 310810Z - 310940Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 NNW LFK
TO 40 N IER TO 30 WNW MLU TO 25 SW LLQ.

..LEITMAN..03/31/25

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

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 83 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC003-017-310940-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ASHLEY		     CHICOT		 
$$


LAC003-009-011-013-021-025-029-031-035-039-041-043-049-059-061-
065-067-069-073-079-081-083-085-097-107-111-115-123-127-
310940-

LA 
.    LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE

ALLEN		     AVOYELLES		 BEAUREGARD	     
BIENVILLE	     CALDWELL		 CATAHOULA	     
CONCORDIA	     DE SOTO		 EAST CARROLL	     
EVANGELINE	     FRANKLIN		 GRANT		     
JACKSON 	     LA SALLE		 LINCOLN	     
MADISON 	     MOREHOUSE		 NATCHITOCHES	     
OUACHITA	     RAPIDES		 RED RIVER	     
RICHLAND	     SABINE		 ST. LANDRY	     
TENSAS		     UNION		 VERNON 	     
WEST CARROLL	     WINN		 
$$


MSC001-007-011-015-019-021-023-025-029-031-037-043-049-051-053-
055-061-063-065-067-069-075-077-079-083-085-087-089-097-099-101-
103-105-121-123-125-127-129-133-149-151-155-159-163-310940-

MS 
.    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAMS		     ATTALA		 BOLIVAR	     
CARROLL 	     CHOCTAW		 CLAIBORNE	     
CLARKE		     CLAY		 COPIAH 	     
COVINGTON	     FRANKLIN		 GRENADA	     
HINDS		     HOLMES		 HUMPHREYS	     
ISSAQUENA	     JASPER		 JEFFERSON	     
JEFFERSON DAVIS      JONES		 KEMPER 	     
LAUDERDALE	     LAWRENCE		 LEAKE		     
LEFLORE 	     LINCOLN		 LOWNDES	     
MADISON 	     MONTGOMERY 	 NESHOBA	     
NEWTON		     NOXUBEE		 OKTIBBEHA	     
RANKIN		     SCOTT		 SHARKEY	     
SIMPSON 	     SMITH		 SUNFLOWER	     
WARREN		     WASHINGTON 	 WEBSTER	     
WINSTON 	     YAZOO		 
$$


TXC005-241-347-351-403-405-419-457-310940-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ANGELINA	     JASPER		 NACOGDOCHES	     
NEWTON		     SABINE		 SAN AUGUSTINE	     
SHELBY		     TYLER		 
$$


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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