re: Severe Weather 4.13 - 4.14 TX, OK, AR, LA, MS, AL

storm near killeen is nice

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Clear skies here in shreveport. Creepy calm and warm out...

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I was thinking the same thing. Got pretty still after that short burst.

Yeah we were at wine and swine when that first round came through...pretty rough there for a bit

Tornado watch until midnight for most of N. and Central LA, but nothing so far.

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 78
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1110 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ARKANSAS
NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA
WESTERN TENNESSEE
NORTHEAST TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 1110 PM
UNTIL 600 AM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75
MPH POSSIBLE
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES WEST OF
SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA TO 30 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF JACKSON
TENNESSEE. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

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.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REPLACES
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 76. WATCH NUMBER 76 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT
AFTER 1110 PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 75...WW 77...

DISCUSSION...TWO PRIMARY TSTM COMPLEXES WILL MOVE ACROSS WW AREA
OVERNIGHT AMIDST FAVORABLE DEEP SHEAR...
1. INITIAL SMALL QLCS THAT WILL OFFER ADDITIONAL DAMAGING-WIND
THREAT AS IT MOVES ACROSS PROGRESSIVELY WEAKER INSTABILITY IN WRN
TN...BEFORE WEAKENING...AND
2. LARGER/NEAR-FRONTAL QLCS THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS ARKLATEX REGION
AND CENTRAL/ERN AR...ALSO POTENTIALLY PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND.
BRIEF/QLCS TORNADO ALSO CANNOT BE RULED OUT BUT IS NOT PRIMARY
THREAT. AIR MASS BEHIND WRN TN ACTIVITY MAY RECOVER N OF I-40 IN
LOW-LEVEL WAA ZONE...AND AT LEAST MRGL BUOYANCY IS EXPECTED TO
LINGER FARTHER SW ALONG/AHEAD OF COLD FRONT.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 65
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 26035.

Thundering in Monroe.

Should be a fun night with me sick as a dog

Our latest post on today's events -

LINK

427 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...ASSUMPTION...LOWER JEFFERSON...LOWER
LAFOURCHE...LOWER PLAQUEMINES...LOWER ST. BERNARD...LOWER
TERREBONNE...ORLEANS...ST. CHARLES...ST. JAMES...ST. JOHN THE
BAPTIST...ST. TAMMANY...UPPER JEFFERSON...UPPER LAFOURCHE...
UPPER PLAQUEMINES...UPPER ST. BERNARD AND UPPER TERREBONNE. IN
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...HANCOCK...HARRISON AND JACKSON.

* FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING

* A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN
AREAS OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS
MUCH OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. PORTIONS OF
THE WATCH AREA MAY RECEIVE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL...SOME OF
WHICH COULD FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

* VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME MAY
RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF STREETS...HIGHWAYS...CANALS...SMALL
STREAMS...AND LOW LYING...POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

The tornado watch has been cancelled for central MS and northeast LA. The main threat from these storms is heavy rain and flooding.

TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
249 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
JEFFERSON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
PLAQUEMINES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 248 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR LAFITTE...
OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BELLE CHASSE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LAFITTE BY 255 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

PLEASE FOLLOW OUR OFFICE ON BOTH FACEBOOK AND TWITTER FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON SEVERE WEATHER AND TO RELAY WEATHER REPORTS AND
PHOTOS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT MONDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.