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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 21

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

655 PM CST Sun Feb 11 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  East Central Louisiana

  Central and Southern Mississippi



* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 655 PM

  until 100 AM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms will continue to affect parts of

central/southern Mississippi and east-central Louisiana for several

more hours.  Sufficient shear and instability will maintain some

risk of supercells capable of large hail, damaging winds, and

tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles

north and south of a line from 30 miles west southwest of Natchez MS

to 20 miles east of Meridian MS. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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 20...



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 450. Mean

storm motion vector 25035.



...Hart