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SEL3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 3
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
550 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Western and northern Alabama
East central and northeastern Mississippi
Much of southern Middle Tennessee
* Effective this Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning from 550 PM
until 100 AM CST.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to intensify gradually this
evening in broken pre-frontal bands from central/northeast
Mississippi into western/northern Alabama and southern Middle
Tennessee. The storm environment will favor supercells capable of
producing a few tornadoes, damaging gusts, and isolated large hail
into the overnight hours.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
east and west of a line from 80 miles south southwest of Columbus MS
to 50 miles north of Huntsville AL. 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.
&&
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24040.
...Thompson
SEL3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 3
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
550 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Western and northern Alabama
East central and northeastern Mississippi
Much of southern Middle Tennessee
* Effective this Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning from 550 PM
until 100 AM CST.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to intensify gradually this
evening in broken pre-frontal bands from central/northeast
Mississippi into western/northern Alabama and southern Middle
Tennessee. The storm environment will favor supercells capable of
producing a few tornadoes, damaging gusts, and isolated large hail
into the overnight hours.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
east and west of a line from 80 miles south southwest of Columbus MS
to 50 miles north of Huntsville AL. 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.
&&
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24040.
...Thompson
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW3
WW 3 TORNADO AL MS TN 252350Z - 260700Z
AXIS..80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
80SSW CBM/COLUMBUS MS/ - 50N HSV/HUNTSVILLE AL/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 70NM E/W /14NW MEI - 46S BNA/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040.
LAT...LON 32559035 35378820 35378536 32558760
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU3.
Watch 3 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 3
VALID 260625Z - 260740Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 NNE MEI
TO 20 N BHM TO 10 SW RMG.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 35
..GLEASON..01/26/21
ATTN...WFO...BMX...HUN...MEG...JAN...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 3
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC007-009-015-019-029-055-063-065-073-115-117-119-121-125-
260740-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BIBB BLOUNT CALHOUN
CHEROKEE CLEBURNE ETOWAH
GREENE HALE JEFFERSON
ST. CLAIR SHELBY SUMTER
TALLADEGA TUSCALOOSA
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 3
VALID 260345Z - 260440Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 65 S GWO TO
10 NE CBM TO 50 NNE MSL.
..SPC..01/26/21
ATTN...WFO...BMX...HUN...MEG...JAN...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 3
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC007-009-033-043-049-055-057-059-063-065-071-073-075-077-079-
083-089-093-095-103-107-115-117-119-125-127-133-260440-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BIBB BLOUNT COLBERT
CULLMAN DEKALB ETOWAH
FAYETTE FRANKLIN GREENE
HALE JACKSON JEFFERSON
LAMAR LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE
LIMESTONE MADISON MARION
MARSHALL MORGAN PICKENS
ST. CLAIR SHELBY SUMTER
TUSCALOOSA WALKER WINSTON
$$
MSC069-079-087-099-103-159-260440-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
KEMPER LEAKE LOWNDES
NESHOBA NOXUBEE WINSTON
$$
TNC003-051-055-103-117-127-149-260440-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEDFORD FRANKLIN GILES
LINCOLN MARSHALL MOORE
RUTHERFORD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 3
VALID 260055Z - 260140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SPC..01/26/21
ATTN...WFO...BMX...HUN...MEG...JAN...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 3
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC007-009-033-043-049-055-057-059-063-065-071-073-075-077-079-
083-089-093-095-103-107-115-117-119-125-127-133-260140-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BIBB BLOUNT COLBERT
CULLMAN DEKALB ETOWAH
FAYETTE FRANKLIN GREENE
HALE JACKSON JEFFERSON
LAMAR LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE
LIMESTONE MADISON MARION
MARSHALL MORGAN PICKENS
ST. CLAIR SHELBY SUMTER
TUSCALOOSA WALKER WINSTON
$$
MSC003-007-013-017-019-025-057-069-079-081-087-089-095-097-099-
103-105-115-117-139-141-145-155-159-260140-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALCORN ATTALA CALHOUN
CHICKASAW CHOCTAW CLAY
ITAWAMBA KEMPER LEAKE
LEE LOWNDES MADISON
MONROE MONTGOMERY NESHOBA
NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA PONTOTOC
PRENTISS TIPPAH TISHOMINGO
UNION WEBSTER WINSTON
$$
TNC003-039-051-055-071-081-099-101-103-109-117-119-127-135-149-
181-187-260140-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEDFORD DECATUR FRANKLIN
GILES HARDIN HICKMAN
LAWRENCE LEWIS LINCOLN
MCNAIRY MARSHALL MAURY
MOORE PERRY RUTHERFORD
WAYNE WILLIAMSON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Mod (50%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (20%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Mod (30%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (10%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (70%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
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