Saturday, March 15, 2025

Tornado Watch (MS - #PDS)



 Expecting a similar watch including Alabama and at least parts of Southern Tennessee by some time this afternoon. 

Here is a briefing from Todd Barron, Meteorologist-in-Charge of the National Weather Service in Huntsville. 

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

   Tornado Watch Number 45

   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

   1030 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025


   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a


   * Tornado Watch for portions of 

     Eastern Louisiana

     Mississippi

     Coastal Waters


   * Effective this Saturday morning and evening from 1030 AM until

     600 PM CDT.


   ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...


   * Primary threats include...

     Numerous tornadoes and several intense tornadoes expected

     Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75

       mph likely

     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

       inches in diameter likely


   SUMMARY...Multiple supercells are expected late this morning through

   early evening from eastern Louisiana into much of Mississippi. With

   a very favorable environment in place, numerous tornadoes are

   expected, including the potential for multiple intense to violent

   tornadoes (EF3-4+). Scattered large hail up to 1.5-2.5 inches in

   diameter and damaging winds of 60-75 mph will also be a threat as

   these thunderstorms move northeastward.


   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles

   east and west of a line from 55 miles south southwest of Mc Comb MS

   to 35 miles northeast of Oxford MS. For a complete depiction of the

   watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).


   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 44...


   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

   surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

   gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

   storm motion vector 24040.


   ...Gleason


WOUS64 KWNS 151529

   WOU5


   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

   TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 45

   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

   1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2025


   TORNADO WATCH 45 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR THE

    FOLLOWING LOCATIONS


   LAC005-025-029-033-035-037-041-047-063-065-077-091-093-095-103-

   105-107-117-121-125-152300-

   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0045.250315T1530Z-250315T2300Z/


   LA 

   .    LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE


   ASCENSION            CATAHOULA           CONCORDIA           

   EAST BATON ROUGE     EAST CARROLL        EAST FELICIANA      

   FRANKLIN             IBERVILLE           LIVINGSTON          

   MADISON              POINTE COUPEE       ST. HELENA          

   ST. JAMES            ST. JOHN THE BAPTISTST. TAMMANY         

   TANGIPAHOA           TENSAS              WASHINGTON          

   WEST BATON ROUGE     WEST FELICIANA      



   MSC001-003-005-007-009-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-029-031-035-

   037-043-049-051-053-055-057-061-063-065-067-069-071-073-075-077-

   079-081-083-085-087-089-091-095-097-099-101-103-105-109-113-115-

   117-121-123-125-127-129-135-139-141-145-147-149-155-157-159-161-

   163-152300-

   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0045.250315T1530Z-250315T2300Z/


   MS 

   .    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE


   ADAMS                ALCORN              AMITE               

   ATTALA               BENTON              CALHOUN             

   CARROLL              CHICKASAW           CHOCTAW             

   CLAIBORNE            CLARKE              CLAY                

   COPIAH               COVINGTON           FORREST             

   FRANKLIN             GRENADA             HINDS               

   HOLMES               HUMPHREYS           ISSAQUENA           

   ITAWAMBA             JASPER              JEFFERSON           

   JEFFERSON DAVIS      JONES               KEMPER              

   LAFAYETTE            LAMAR               LAUDERDALE          

   LAWRENCE             LEAKE               LEE                 

   LEFLORE              LINCOLN             LOWNDES             

   MADISON              MARION              MONROE              

   MONTGOMERY           NESHOBA             NEWTON              

   NOXUBEE              OKTIBBEHA           PEARL RIVER         

   PIKE                 PONTOTOC            PRENTISS            

   RANKIN               SCOTT               SHARKEY             

   SIMPSON              SMITH               TALLAHATCHIE        

   TIPPAH               TISHOMINGO          UNION               

   WALTHALL             WARREN              WEBSTER             

   WILKINSON            WINSTON             YALOBUSHA           

   YAZOO                



   GMZ530-152300-

   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0045.250315T1530Z-250315T2300Z/


   CW 


   .    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE


   LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS 


   ATTN...WFO...LIX...JAN...MEG...

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