The National Weather Service has now included all of SWLA and Acadiana in the Tornado Watch which is in effect until 1PM. Saturday. Again, a Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes to form in and around the watch box area. Thunderstorms that form ma contain strong damaging winds, large hail, heavy downpours and frequent lightning. Here is the latest from the NWS on the TORNADO WATCH:
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 615 AM UNTIL
100 PM CDT.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 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 60 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES WEST OF LAFAYETTE
LOUISIANA TO 55 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF MOBILE ALABAMA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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.
See the previous blog for how to report severe weather to KPLC. Here is a look at the Tornado Watch coverage. Also, below is a look at the storms we’re currently monitoring as of 7:40am.
-Meteorologist Jeff Jumper
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