WW 585 TORNADO LA TX CW 140335Z – 141000Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 585 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 935 PM CST Tue Dec 13 2022 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Central to southwest Louisiana Far southeast Texas Coastal Waters * Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 935 PM until 400 AM CST. * Primary threats include... A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...A conditional threat for a few tornadoes will persist through early morning with a slow-moving thunderstorm line and discrete cells ahead of it. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles east of Alexandria LA to 35 miles north of Port Arthur TX. 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 583...WW 584... 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 450. Mean storm motion vector 23030. ...Grams
