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Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0094 for Southeast Louisiana, Coastal Waters
  • Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  • Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0094

Locations Affected

  • Southeast Louisiana
  • Coastal Waters

    • Severe Thunderstorm Watch Summary

    Clusters of elevated storms from this morning will begin to evolve into more surface-based storms this afternoon while moving southeastward with an increasing threat for occasional damaging winds across southeast Louisiana, including the New Orleans area. Otherwise, large hail will continue to be a threat with the strongest storms through the afternoon.

    Severe Weather Threats

  • Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  • Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

    • Severe Thunderstorm Watch Details

    SEL4

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 94
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1205 PM CDT Tue Apr 13 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Southeast Louisiana
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 1205 PM until
  600 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Clusters of elevated storms from this morning will begin
to evolve into more surface-based storms this afternoon while moving
southeastward with an increasing threat for occasional damaging
winds across southeast Louisiana, including the New Orleans area. 
Otherwise, large hail will continue to be a threat with the
strongest storms through the afternoon.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles northwest of New
Orleans LA to 55 miles southwest of Boothville LA. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.

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AVIATION...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 550. Mean storm motion vector
30025.

...Thompson

    National Risk Overview

    Tuesday, April 13
    TORNADO: 2%
    HAIL: 15%
    WIND: 15%
    Wednesday, April 14
    TORNADO: 2%
    HAIL: 5%
    WIND: 5%
    Thursday, April 15
    ANY SEVERE: low
    Friday, April 16
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
    Saturday, April 17
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
    Sunday, April 18
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
    Monday, April 19
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
    Tuesday, April 20
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain

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