WW 587 TORNADO AL LA MS CW 141150Z – 141900Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 587 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 550 AM CST Wed Dec 14 2022 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Southwestern Alabama Southern Louisiana Central and southern Mississippi Coastal Waters * Effective this Wednesday morning and afternoon from 550 AM until 100 PM CST. * Primary threats include... A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...A primary band of severe thunderstorms should shift eastward gradually across the watch area into early afternoon, with embedded supercells and QLCS mesovortices offering tornado potential. Any isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms ahead of the line and along and south of a warm front also may persist long enough, in a very favorable environment, to pose a tornado threat. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles either side of a line from 15 miles southwest of Intracoastal City LA to 5 miles east 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 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...This tornado watch replaces tornado watch number 586. Watch number 586 will not be in effect after 550 AM CST. 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 500. Mean storm motion vector 23035. ...Edwards
