WW 314 SEVERE TSTM AL FL LA MS CW 160650Z – 161500Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 314
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
150 AM CDT Fri Jun 16 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southern Alabama
Western Florida Panhandle
Northern to eastern Louisiana
Southern to parts of central Mississippi
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Friday morning from 150 AM until 1000 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 80 mph possible
Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...A bowing MCS will sweep east-southeastward near a
slow-moving frontal zone through much of the remainder of the
morning, offering severe winds with isolated gusts of 75+ mph and
derecho extent possible. A tornado or two may spin up in embedded
QLCS mesovortices, and isolated large hail also is possible.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles either side of a line from 25 miles north of
Natchitoches LA to 5 miles southeast of Crestview FL. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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.
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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 312...WW 313...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector
29045.
...Edwards
