New Tornado Watch for Much of Central Alabama until 3 AM

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
MUCH OF ALABAMA
NORTHWEST GEORGIA
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 800 PM
UNTIL 300 AM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…
SEVERAL TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF MC
COMB MISSISSIPPI TO 60 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF HUNTSVILLE
ALABAMA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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…BROKEN LINE OF SUPERCELLS EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL MS INTO
NORTHERN AL. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED NUMEROUS TORNADOES THIS
EVENING…AND WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS. WHILE THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD TORNADOES IS
DIMINISHING…ISOLATED STRONG TORNADOES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR
SEVERAL MORE HOURS. DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WILL ALSO BE LIKELY IN
THE STRONGER STORMS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL
3 AM CDT TUESDAY WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH 108.
THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

WALKER
WINSTON
FAYETTE GREENE PICKENS
SUMTER TUSCALOOSA

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…ALICEVILLE…CARROLLTON…EUTAW…
FAYETTE…HALEYVILLE…JASPER…LIVINGSTON…TUSCALOOSA AND YORK.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING 22 COUNTIES

AUTAUGA BIBB BLOUNT
CHILTON COOSA DALLAS
ELMORE JEFFERSON LOWNDES
PERRY SHELBY ST. CLAIR
TALLADEGA
CALHOUN CLAY CLEBURNE
RANDOLPH TALLAPOOSA
CHEROKEE ETOWAH
HALE MARENGO

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…ALABASTER…ALEXANDER CITY…
ANNISTON…ASHLAND…BIRMINGHAM…BRENT…CENTRE…CENTREVILLE…
CLANTON…COLUMBIANA…DEMOPOLIS…FORT DEPOSIT…GADSDEN…
GREENSBORO…HEFLIN…HOOVER…JACKSONVILLE…LINDEN…
LINEVILLE…LOWNDESBORO…MARION…MILLBROOK…MOODY…
MOUNDVILLE…ONEONTA…PELHAM…PELL CITY…PRATTVILLE…
ROANOKE…ROCKFORD…SELMA…SYLACAUGA…TALLADEGA…
UNIONTOWN AND WETUMPKA.

TORNADO WATCH REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING 2 COUNTIES

MARION
LAMAR

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…HAMILTON…SULLIGENT AND VERNON.

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