WW 95 TORNADO LA OK TX 311835Z – 010200Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 95
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
135 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Northwest Louisiana
Southeast Oklahoma
Northeast Texas
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 135 PM until
900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are forming along a line from southeast
Oklahoma to just east of Dallas. These storms will track eastward
through the afternoon and build southward, posing a risk of large
hail and a few tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
east and west of a line from 65 miles west southwest of Lufkin TX to
40 miles north northeast of Texarkana AR. 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.
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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 93...WW 94...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 550. Mean
storm motion vector 26030.
...Hart
