Tornado Watch 303

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 303
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1005 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN LOUISIANA
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 1005 PM
UNTIL 400 AM CDT.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 40 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 85 MILES WEST OF MONROE
LOUISIANA TO 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBUS MISSISSIPPI.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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.
DISCUSSION...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS...LIKELY IN THE FORM OF
SUPERCELLS AND/OR SMALL BOWING SEGMENTS...WILL CONTINUE ALONG
SURFACE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY/FRONT NOW MOVING SSEWD INTO THE REGION. A
VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE ALONG WITH SUBSTANTIAL LOW
AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR. TORNADO POTENTIAL WILL ACCOMPANY THESE
STORMS...ALONG WITH THREATS OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28035.
..EVANS
Louisiana parishes
EAST CARROLL, FRANKLIN, MADISON,
TENSAS, WEST CARROLL
Mississippi counties
ATTALA, CHOCTAW, CLAY, HINDS,
ISSAQUENA, KEMPER, LAUDERDALE, LEAKE,
LOWNDES, MADISON, MONTGOMERY,
NESHOBA, NEWTON, NOXUBEE, OKTIBBEHA,
RANKIN, SCOTT, SHARKEY, WARREN,
WEBSTER, WINSTON,
Tornado Watch 299 Remains Valid Until 2 Am Cdt Sunday For The, Following
Areas
In Arkansas This Watch Includes 2 Counties
In Southeast Arkansas
Ashley, Chicot
In Mississippi This Watch Includes 8 Counties
In Central Mississippi
Holmes, Humphreys
In North Central Mississippi
Carroll, Grenada, Leflore
In Northwest Mississippi
Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington
This Includes The Cities Of, Belzoni, Carrollton, Cleveland,, Crossett,
Dermott,
Durant, Eudora, Goodman, Greenville,, Greenwood, Grenada, Hamburg,
Indianola, Isola,,
Lake Village, Lexington, North Carrollton, North Crossett,, Pickens,
Ruleville, Tchula,
Vaiden And West Crossett.