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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 32

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

155 PM CST Fri Mar 8 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Southwest Alabama

  Southern Louisiana

  Southern Mississippi

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 155 PM until

  900 PM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms are forecast to gradually develop

and intensify across the Watch area this afternoon into the evening.

 The stronger storms will potentially be capable of large hail,

damaging gusts, and a tornado risk with the more intensely rotating

thunderstorms.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles

north and south of a line from 40 miles north northwest of Lafayette

LA to 50 miles east northeast of Mobile AL. For a complete depiction

of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU2).



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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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 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Smith