Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 330
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 330
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1220 PM CDT Mon May 26 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southeast Louisiana
Central and Southern Mississippi
* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 1220 PM until
700 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph likely
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...A line of storms will continue generally eastward and pose
mainly a damaging wind risk this afternoon through early evening.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85
statute miles east and west of a line from 75 miles west northwest
of Meridian MS to 60 miles south southeast of Mc Comb MS. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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.
&&
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
26030.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
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WW 330 SEVERE TSTM LA MS 261720Z - 270000Z
AXIS..85 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
75WNW MEI/MERIDIAN MS/ - 60SSE MCB/MC COMB MS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 75NM E/W /20NNE MHZ - 32N HRV/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..55 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26030.
LAT...LON 32738848 30378866 30379151 32739140
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU0.
Watch 330 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 330
VALID 262000Z - 262045Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 ENE LFT
TO 30 ENE MCB TO 55 SSE GWO.
..SMITH..05/26/25
ATTN...WFO...LIX...JAN...MOB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 330
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC033-063-091-103-105-117-121-262045-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
EAST BATON ROUGE LIVINGSTON ST. HELENA
ST. TAMMANY TANGIPAHOA WASHINGTON
WEST BATON ROUGE
$$
MSC023-031-035-039-041-045-047-059-061-065-067-069-073-075-079-
091-099-101-109-111-113-121-123-127-129-131-147-153-262045-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARKE COVINGTON FORREST
GEORGE GREENE HANCOCK
HARRISON JACKSON JASPER
JEFFERSON DAVIS JONES KEMPER
LAMAR LAUDERDALE LEAKE
MARION NESHOBA NEWTON
PEARL RIVER PERRY PIKE
RANKIN SCOTT SIMPSON
SMITH STONE WALTHALL
WAYNE
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 330
VALID 261920Z - 262000Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 NE LFT TO
20 NNW MCB TO 55 SSW GWO.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 989
..SMITH..05/26/25
ATTN...WFO...LIX...JAN...MOB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 330
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC033-037-063-077-091-103-105-117-121-125-262000-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
EAST BATON ROUGE EAST FELICIANA LIVINGSTON
POINTE COUPEE ST. HELENA ST. TAMMANY
TANGIPAHOA WASHINGTON WEST BATON ROUGE
WEST FELICIANA
$$
MSC005-023-029-031-035-039-041-045-047-049-059-061-065-067-069-
073-075-077-079-085-089-091-099-101-109-111-113-121-123-127-129-
131-147-153-262000-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AMITE CLARKE COPIAH
COVINGTON FORREST GEORGE
GREENE HANCOCK HARRISON
HINDS JACKSON JASPER
JEFFERSON DAVIS JONES KEMPER
LAMAR LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE
LEAKE LINCOLN MADISON
MARION NESHOBA NEWTON
PEARL RIVER PERRY PIKE
RANKIN SCOTT SIMPSON
SMITH STONE WALTHALL
WAYNE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 330
VALID 261835Z - 261940Z
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 989
..SMITH..05/26/25
ATTN...WFO...LIX...JAN...MOB...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 330
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC033-037-063-077-091-103-105-117-121-125-261940-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
EAST BATON ROUGE EAST FELICIANA LIVINGSTON
POINTE COUPEE ST. HELENA ST. TAMMANY
TANGIPAHOA WASHINGTON WEST BATON ROUGE
WEST FELICIANA
$$
MSC005-021-023-029-031-035-037-039-041-045-047-049-059-061-063-
065-067-069-073-075-077-079-085-089-091-099-101-109-111-113-121-
123-127-129-131-147-149-153-157-163-261940-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AMITE CLAIBORNE CLARKE
COPIAH COVINGTON FORREST
FRANKLIN GEORGE GREENE
HANCOCK HARRISON HINDS
JACKSON JASPER JEFFERSON
JEFFERSON DAVIS JONES KEMPER
LAMAR LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE
LEAKE LINCOLN MADISON
MARION NESHOBA NEWTON
PEARL RIVER PERRY PIKE
RANKIN SCOTT SIMPSON
SMITH STONE WALTHALL
WARREN WAYNE WILKINSON
YAZOO
$$
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 (5%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
High (70%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Low (10%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Low (10%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Low (<5%)
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.
