PDS Tornado Watch Issued for a Good Portion of North/Central Alabama Until 8:00 pm

Counties included are Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan in North Alabama, and Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Dallas, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Marengo, Marion, Perry, Pickens, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston in Central Alabama.

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of
Western and Northern Alabama
Northwest Georgia
Central and Eastern Mississippi
Southern Middle Tennessee

* Effective this Thursday morning and evening from 1125 AM until
800 PM CDT.

…THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION…

* Primary threats include…
Numerous tornadoes and several intense tornadoes expected
Widespread damaging winds and scattered significant gusts to 80
mph likely
Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter likely

SUMMARY…A dangerous environment is developing across the watch
area. Multiple rounds of intense supercell thunderstorms are
expected this afternoon and early evening, with the potential for
long-track strong to violent tornadoes. A few of the storms may
also produce very large hail and widespread damaging wind gusts.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles
east and west of a line from 40 miles northeast of Huntsville AL to
45 miles west southwest of Pine Belt MS. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU0).

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.

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