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SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 54
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
800 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Far northern Alabama
Far southern middle Tennessee
* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 800 PM
until 100 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple intense tornadoes possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
SUMMARY...Trailing portion of a cluster with embedded supercells may
progress along the Tennessee and Alabama border region through this
evening, with a conditional risk for a strong tornado.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 35 statute miles
north and south of a line from 30 miles west of Muscle Shoals AL to
60 miles east northeast of Huntsville AL. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU4).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 50...WW 51...WW 52...WW
53...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Grams
SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 54
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
800 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Far northern Alabama
Far southern middle Tennessee
* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 800 PM
until 100 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple intense tornadoes possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
SUMMARY...Trailing portion of a cluster with embedded supercells may
progress along the Tennessee and Alabama border region through this
evening, with a conditional risk for a strong tornado.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 35 statute miles
north and south of a line from 30 miles west of Muscle Shoals AL to
60 miles east northeast of Huntsville AL. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU4).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 50...WW 51...WW 52...WW
53...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Grams
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW4
WW 54 TORNADO AL TN 260100Z - 260600Z
AXIS..35 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
30W MSL/MUSCLE SHOALS AL/ - 60ENE HSV/HUNTSVILLE AL/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 30NM N/S /33W MSL - 32W GQO/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..55 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 35258815 35488580 34478580 34248815
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU4.
Watch 54 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 54
VALID 260255Z - 260330Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 SW HSV TO
50 S BNA.
..SMITH..03/26/21
ATTN...WFO...HUN...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 54
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC049-071-083-089-095-103-260330-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DEKALB JACKSON LIMESTONE
MADISON MARSHALL MORGAN
$$
TNC051-103-127-260330-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FRANKLIN LINCOLN MOORE
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 54
VALID 260220Z - 260300Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 SSW MSL
TO 50 NNW HSV.
..SMITH..03/26/21
ATTN...WFO...HUN...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 54
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC049-071-079-083-089-095-103-260300-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DEKALB JACKSON LAWRENCE
LIMESTONE MADISON MARSHALL
MORGAN
$$
TNC051-055-103-127-260300-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FRANKLIN GILES LINCOLN
MOORE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Mod (30%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (10%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Low (10%)
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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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Mod (40%)
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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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