SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 83

WW 83 SEVERE TSTM AR LA MS TX 310635Z – 311300Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 83
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
135 AM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Far Southern Arkansas
  Louisiana
  Central Mississippi
  Far East Texas

* Effective this Monday morning from 135 AM until 800 AM CDT.

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

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue to move east-northeastward
over the next several hours early this morning, while posing a
threat for scattered damaging winds up to 60-70 mph and large hail
around 1-2 inches in diameter. A tornado or two may also occur.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles south of
Columbus MS to 75 miles west of Fort Polk LA. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 77...WW 78...WW 79...WW
80...WW 81...WW 82...

AVIATION...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 500. Mean storm motion vector
26035.

...Gleason

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