Tornado Watch Issued For the Eastern Portions of Central Alabama Until 3:00 pm

The Storm Prediction Center, along with NWS Birmingham, has issued a Tornado Watch effective immediately for the following counties in Central Alabama: Bullock, Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Randolph, Russell, Tallapoosa. The watch is set to expire at 3:00 pm. Here is the text from the SPC:

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of
East-central Alabama
Northern and central Georgia

* Effective this Monday morning and afternoon from 1030 AM until
400 PM EDT.

* Primary threats include…
A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY…Multiple supercells may continue to produce tornadoes in
clusters across east-central Alabama through northern and central
Georgia.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
east and west of a line from 20 miles south of Auburn AL to 35 miles
west northwest of Athens GA. For a complete depiction of the watch
see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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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