Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 317

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   SEL7

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 317
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   145 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Far Southeast Arkansas
     Northeast Louisiana
     Central and North-central Mississippi

   * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 145 PM until
     800 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
     Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...A line of storms should further intensify and pose a
   damaging wind and occasional hail risk this afternoon as they
   progress east-southeastward across Mississippi within an unstable
   environment.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
   statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles southwest of
   Greenville MS to 35 miles north northeast of Meridian MS. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

   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 316...

   AVIATION...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 550. Mean storm motion vector
   29025.

   ...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.

   SAW7 
   WW 317 SEVERE TSTM AR LA MS 241845Z - 250100Z
   AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   50SW GLH/GREENVILLE MS/ - 35NNE MEI/MERIDIAN MS/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM N/S /34NE MLU - 29NNE MEI/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29025.

   LAT...LON 33909159 33748852 31868852 32029159

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU7.

Watch 317 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 317

VALID 241935Z - 242040Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..LYONS..05/24/25

ATTN...WFO...JAN...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 317 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC003-017-242040-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ASHLEY		     CHICOT		 
$$


LAC035-041-065-067-083-107-123-242040-

LA 
.    LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE

EAST CARROLL	     FRANKLIN		 MADISON	     
MOREHOUSE	     RICHLAND		 TENSAS 	     
WEST CARROLL	     
$$


MSC007-011-015-019-021-023-025-029-043-049-051-053-055-061-069-
075-079-083-087-089-097-099-101-103-105-121-123-125-127-129-133-
149-151-155-159-163-242040-

MS 
.    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ATTALA		     BOLIVAR		 CARROLL	     
CHOCTAW 	     CLAIBORNE		 CLARKE 	     
CLAY		     COPIAH		 GRENADA	     
HINDS		     HOLMES		 HUMPHREYS	     
ISSAQUENA	     JASPER		 KEMPER 	     
LAUDERDALE	     LEAKE		 LEFLORE	     
LOWNDES 	     MADISON		 MONTGOMERY	     
NESHOBA 	     NEWTON		 NOXUBEE	     
OKTIBBEHA	     RANKIN		 SCOTT		     
SHARKEY 	     SIMPSON		 SMITH		     
SUNFLOWER	     WARREN		 WASHINGTON	     
WEBSTER 	     WINSTON		 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.
$$

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