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SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 129
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1025 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central Louisiana
Southern and Central Mississippi
* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 1025 PM
until 500 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 80 mph possible
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...An intensifying line of thunderstorms over western
Mississippi will track eastward overnight across the watch area.
Damaging winds will be the main concern, but a few of the storms
along the line may also pose a risk of tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
east and west of a line from 20 miles east northeast of Tupelo MS to
35 miles southwest of Mc Comb MS. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 125...WW 127...WW 128...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Hart
SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 129
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1025 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central Louisiana
Southern and Central Mississippi
* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 1025 PM
until 500 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 80 mph possible
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...An intensifying line of thunderstorms over western
Mississippi will track eastward overnight across the watch area.
Damaging winds will be the main concern, but a few of the storms
along the line may also pose a risk of tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
east and west of a line from 20 miles east northeast of Tupelo MS to
35 miles southwest of Mc Comb MS. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 125...WW 127...WW 128...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW9
WW 129 TORNADO LA MS 060325Z - 061000Z
AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
20ENE TUP/TUPELO MS/ - 35SW MCB/MC COMB MS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM E/W /51WSW MSL - 30NE BTR/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..70 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 34388757 30829004 30829173 34388932
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU9.
Watch 129 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 129
VALID 060405Z - 060540Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..DEAN..04/06/25
ATTN...WFO...LIX...JAN...MEG...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 129
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC037-077-091-125-060540-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
EAST FELICIANA POINTE COUPEE ST. HELENA
WEST FELICIANA
$$
MSC001-005-007-017-019-021-023-025-029-031-037-049-057-061-063-
065-069-075-077-079-081-085-087-089-091-095-097-099-101-103-105-
113-121-123-127-129-147-155-157-159-060540-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE ATTALA
CHICKASAW CHOCTAW CLAIBORNE
CLARKE CLAY COPIAH
COVINGTON FRANKLIN HINDS
ITAWAMBA JASPER JEFFERSON
JEFFERSON DAVIS KEMPER LAUDERDALE
LAWRENCE LEAKE LEE
LINCOLN LOWNDES MADISON
MARION MONROE MONTGOMERY
NESHOBA NEWTON NOXUBEE
OKTIBBEHA PIKE RANKIN
SCOTT SIMPSON SMITH
WALTHALL WEBSTER WILKINSON
WINSTON
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 129
VALID 060355Z - 060440Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..DEAN..04/06/25
ATTN...WFO...LIX...JAN...MEG...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 129
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC037-077-091-125-060440-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
EAST FELICIANA POINTE COUPEE ST. HELENA
WEST FELICIANA
$$
MSC001-005-007-017-019-021-023-025-029-031-037-049-057-061-063-
065-069-075-077-079-081-085-087-089-091-095-097-099-101-103-105-
113-121-123-127-129-147-155-157-159-060440-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE ATTALA
CHICKASAW CHOCTAW CLAIBORNE
CLARKE CLAY COPIAH
COVINGTON FRANKLIN HINDS
ITAWAMBA JASPER JEFFERSON
JEFFERSON DAVIS KEMPER LAUDERDALE
LAWRENCE LEAKE LEE
LINCOLN LOWNDES MADISON
MARION MONROE MONTGOMERY
NESHOBA NEWTON NOXUBEE
OKTIBBEHA PIKE RANKIN
SCOTT SIMPSON SMITH
WALTHALL WEBSTER WILKINSON
WINSTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Mod (40%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
High (70%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Mod (30%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (40%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Low (20%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (90%)
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.
