PDS Tornado Watch Issued For Southeastern Counties In The Area Until 7:00 PM

Scott Martin | January 22, 2017 @ 11:59 am

The National Weather Service has issued a PDS Tornado Watch until 7:00 PM CST for Lee, Macon, Russell, Barbour, Bullock, and Pike counties. This includes the cities of Auburn, Eufaula, Opelika, Phenix City, Troy, Tuskegee, and Union Springs.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION

••• Primary threats include
Several tornadoes and a few intense tornadoes likely.
Widespread damaging winds and scattered significant gusts to 80 MPH likely.
Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter likely.

An outbreak of severe storms and tornadoes is expected to unfold over the watch area this afternoon. Storms currently over AL and the FL panhandle will track rapidly northeastward, posing a risk of long-track significant tornadoes and widespread damaging winds.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Current Warnings, Severe Weather

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