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EXPIRED Tornado Watch #0070 for Western Louisiana, Southeast Texas
  • A couple tornadoes possible
  • Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  • Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
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EXPIRED Tornado Watch #0070

Locations Affected

  • Western Louisiana
  • Southeast Texas

    • Tornado Watch Summary

    A line of severe thunderstorms will continue moving east-southeast through the early morning with a risk for a couple of tornadoes, damaging winds, and isolated large hail.

    Severe Weather Threats

  • A couple tornadoes possible
  • Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  • Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

    • Tornado Watch Details

    SEL0

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 70
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1035 PM CDT Thu Mar 16 2023

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Western Louisiana
  Southeast Texas

* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 1035 PM
  until 500 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A line of severe thunderstorms will continue moving
east-southeast through the early morning with a risk for a couple of
tornadoes, damaging winds, and isolated large hail.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles
east and west of a line from 75 miles north northeast of
Natchitoches LA to 60 miles southwest of Fort Polk LA. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 69...

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 28035.

...Bunting

    National Risk Overview

    Tuesday, March 21
    TORNADO: low
    HAIL: low
    WIND: low
    Wednesday, March 22
    TORNADO: low
    HAIL: 5%
    WIND: low
    Thursday, March 23
    ANY SEVERE: 15%
    Friday, March 24
    ANY SEVERE: 15%
    Saturday, March 25
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
    Sunday, March 26
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
    Monday, March 27
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain

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