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SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 235
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
510 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Northeast into Southeast Louisiana
Southwest into Central Mississippi
* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning from 510
PM until 100 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are forecast to
develop and move into the Watch area this evening into the early
overnight. A few supercells and line segments will likely focus the
severe thunderstorm and tornado risks. A couple of tornadoes are
possible with the more intense thunderstorms, as well as damaging
gusts and large hail.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 60 miles east northeast of Monroe LA to
75 miles south southwest of Mc Comb MS. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU5).
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 233...WW 234...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Smith
SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 235
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
510 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Northeast into Southeast Louisiana
Southwest into Central Mississippi
* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning from 510
PM until 100 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are forecast to
develop and move into the Watch area this evening into the early
overnight. A few supercells and line segments will likely focus the
severe thunderstorm and tornado risks. A couple of tornadoes are
possible with the more intense thunderstorms, as well as damaging
gusts and large hail.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 60 miles east northeast of Monroe LA to
75 miles south southwest of Mc Comb MS. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU5).
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 233...WW 234...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Smith
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW5
WW 235 TORNADO LA MS 062210Z - 070600Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
60ENE MLU/MONROE LA/ - 75SSW MCB/MC COMB MS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /52ENE MLU - 26SE BTR/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 32849004 30178995 30179195 32849211
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU5.
Watch 235 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 235
VALID 062305Z - 070040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..05/06/25
ATTN...WFO...LIX...JAN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 235
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC005-007-025-029-033-035-037-041-047-063-065-067-077-083-091-
105-107-117-121-123-125-070040-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ASCENSION ASSUMPTION CATAHOULA
CONCORDIA EAST BATON ROUGE EAST CARROLL
EAST FELICIANA FRANKLIN IBERVILLE
LIVINGSTON MADISON MOREHOUSE
POINTE COUPEE RICHLAND ST. HELENA
TANGIPAHOA TENSAS WASHINGTON
WEST BATON ROUGE WEST CARROLL WEST FELICIANA
$$
MSC001-005-021-029-037-049-055-063-077-085-089-113-121-125-127-
147-149-157-163-070040-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AMITE CLAIBORNE
COPIAH FRANKLIN HINDS
ISSAQUENA JEFFERSON LAWRENCE
LINCOLN MADISON PIKE
RANKIN SHARKEY SIMPSON
WALTHALL WARREN WILKINSON
YAZOO
$$
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.
$$
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (20%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (40%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Low (20%)
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 (70%)
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.
