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Tornado Watch #0348 for Southern and Southeast Louisiana, Southern Mississippi, Coastal Waters
  • A couple tornadoes possible
  • Isolated damaging wind gusts to 60 mph possible
Tornado Watch #0349 for Southern Indiana, Northern and Eastern Kentucky, Southern Ohio, West Virginia
  • A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
  • Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  • Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

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Tornado Watch #0348

Locations Affected

  • Southern and Southeast Louisiana
  • Southern Mississippi
  • Coastal Waters
  • Tornado Watch Summary

    A few supercells are forecast to develop and spread inland into the Watch area tonight. Sufficient instability and enlarging hodographs into the overnight will support a risk for a couple of tornadoes with the stronger storms.

    Severe Weather Threats

  • A couple tornadoes possible
  • Isolated damaging wind gusts to 60 mph possible
  • Tornado Watch Details

    SEL8
    
    URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
    Tornado Watch Number 348
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    1020 PM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026
    
    The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
    
    * Tornado Watch for portions of 
      Southern and Southeast Louisiana
      Southern Mississippi
      Coastal Waters
    
    * Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 1020
      PM until 600 AM CDT.
    
    * Primary threats include...
      A couple tornadoes possible
      Isolated damaging wind gusts to 60 mph possible
    
    SUMMARY...A few supercells are forecast to develop and spread inland
    into the Watch area tonight.  Sufficient instability and enlarging
    hodographs into the overnight will support a risk for a couple of
    tornadoes with the stronger storms.
    
    The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
    north and south of a line from 70 miles west northwest of Houma LA
    to 40 miles southeast of Gulfport MS. For a complete depiction of
    the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
    WOU8).
    
    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 344...WW 347...
    
    AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
    surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
    gusts to 50 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean
    storm motion vector 20030.
    
    ...Smith

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    Tornado Watch #0349

    Locations Affected

  • Southern Indiana
  • Northern and Eastern Kentucky
  • Southern Ohio
  • West Virginia
  • Tornado Watch Summary

    Well-organized/fast-moving storms including an intense linear bowing system and some embedded supercells will continue east-southeastward through the early morning hours, with continued damaging wind and tornado potential within a strongly sheared environment.

    Severe Weather Threats

  • A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
  • Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  • Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
  • Tornado Watch Details

    SEL9
    
    URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
    Tornado Watch Number 349
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    335 AM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
    
    The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
    
    * Tornado Watch for portions of 
      Southern Indiana
      Northern and Eastern Kentucky
      Southern Ohio
      West Virginia
    
    * Effective this Thursday morning from 335 AM until 1000 AM CDT.
    
    * Primary threats include...
      A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
      Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
      Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
    
    SUMMARY...Well-organized/fast-moving storms including an intense
    linear bowing system and some embedded supercells will continue
    east-southeastward through the early morning hours, with continued
    damaging wind and tornado potential within a strongly sheared
    environment.
    
    The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles
    north and south of a line from 25 miles west of Louisville KY to 45
    miles north northeast of Beckley WV. For a complete depiction of the
    watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
    
    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 347...WW 348...
    
    AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
    surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
    gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
    storm motion vector 29040.
    
    ...Guyer

    National Risk Overview

    Thursday, June 18
    TORNADO: 5%
    HAIL: 5%
    WIND: 15%
    Friday, June 19
    TORNADO: 2%
    HAIL: 5%
    WIND: 5%
    Saturday, June 20
    ANY SEVERE: 15%
    Sunday, June 21
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
    Monday, June 22
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
    Tuesday, June 23
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
    Wednesday, June 24
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
    Thursday, June 25
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low

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