Note:
The expiration time in the watch graphic is amended if the watch is
replaced, cancelled or extended.
Note: Click for
Watch Status Reports.
SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 636
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
240 PM CDT Sun Aug 18 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central Alabama
Central Georgia
* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 240 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are rapidly developing across north-central
Alabama/Georgia in a moist and moderately unstable air mass. These
storms will progress southeastward through the afternoon and early
evening, posing a risk for damaging wind gusts and some hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles west southwest
of Tuscaloosa AL to 65 miles southeast of Athens GA. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 634...WW 635...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
30025.
...Hart
SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 636
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
240 PM CDT Sun Aug 18 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central Alabama
Central Georgia
* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 240 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are rapidly developing across north-central
Alabama/Georgia in a moist and moderately unstable air mass. These
storms will progress southeastward through the afternoon and early
evening, posing a risk for damaging wind gusts and some hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles west southwest
of Tuscaloosa AL to 65 miles southeast of Athens GA. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 634...WW 635...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
30025.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW6
WW 636 SEVERE TSTM AL GA 181940Z - 190300Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
40WSW TCL/TUSCALOOSA AL/ - 65SE AHN/ATHENS GA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM N/S /32SSE IGB - 32SW IRQ/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 30025.
LAT...LON 33938826 34228253 32348253 32068826
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU6.
Watch 636 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 636
VALID 190045Z - 190140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 ESE MEI
TO 50 W SEM TO 15 E SEM TO 25 NE TOI TO 45 NE DHN TO 15 NW ABY TO
40 NE ABY TO 35 SSE MCN TO 35 SE MCN TO 25 NNE VDI.
..WENDT..08/19/24
ATTN...WFO...BMX...FFC...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 636
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC005-011-047-085-091-101-109-190140-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBOUR BULLOCK DALLAS
LOWNDES MARENGO MONTGOMERY
PIKE
$$
GAC023-053-081-091-175-197-235-315-190140-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BLECKLEY CHATTAHOOCHEE CRISP
DODGE LAURENS MARION
PULASKI WILCOX
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 636
VALID 182335Z - 190040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 NNE MEI
TO 15 S TCL TO 40 NNW MGM TO 15 ENE AUO TO 15 ENE CSG TO 35 ENE
CSG TO 50 NE MCN TO 30 SSE AGS.
..WENDT..08/18/24
ATTN...WFO...BMX...FFC...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 636
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC001-005-011-047-051-063-065-081-085-087-091-101-105-109-113-
119-190040-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUTAUGA BARBOUR BULLOCK
DALLAS ELMORE GREENE
HALE LEE LOWNDES
MACON MARENGO MONTGOMERY
PERRY PIKE RUSSELL
SUMTER
$$
GAC021-023-053-079-081-091-093-153-163-167-175-193-197-215-225-
235-249-259-261-269-289-303-307-315-319-190040-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BIBB BLECKLEY CHATTAHOOCHEE
CRAWFORD CRISP DODGE
DOOLY HOUSTON JEFFERSON
JOHNSON LAURENS MACON
MARION MUSCOGEE PEACH
PULASKI SCHLEY STEWART
SUMTER TAYLOR TWIGGS
WASHINGTON WEBSTER WILCOX
WILKINSON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 636
VALID 182135Z - 182240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 N CBM TO
25 NNE BHM TO 25 NW ATL TO 5 N AHN TO 20 S AND.
..WENDT..08/18/24
ATTN...WFO...BMX...FFC...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 636
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC001-005-007-011-015-017-021-027-029-037-047-051-057-063-065-
073-075-081-085-087-091-101-105-107-109-111-113-115-117-119-121-
123-125-127-182240-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUTAUGA BARBOUR BIBB
BULLOCK CALHOUN CHAMBERS
CHILTON CLAY CLEBURNE
COOSA DALLAS ELMORE
FAYETTE GREENE HALE
JEFFERSON LAMAR LEE
LOWNDES MACON MARENGO
MONTGOMERY PERRY PICKENS
PIKE RANDOLPH RUSSELL
ST. CLAIR SHELBY SUMTER
TALLADEGA TALLAPOOSA TUSCALOOSA
WALKER
$$
GAC009-013-021-023-035-045-053-059-063-067-077-079-081-089-091-
093-097-113-121-125-133-135-141-143-145-149-151-153-157-159-163-
167-169-171-175-193-195-197-199-207-211-215-217-219-221-223-225-
231-233-235-237-247-249-255-259-261-263-265-269-285-289-293-297-
301-303-307-315-317-319-182240-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BARROW BIBB
BLECKLEY BUTTS CARROLL
CHATTAHOOCHEE CLARKE CLAYTON
COBB COWETA CRAWFORD
CRISP DEKALB DODGE
DOOLY DOUGLAS FAYETTE
FULTON GLASCOCK GREENE
GWINNETT HANCOCK HARALSON
HARRIS HEARD HENRY
HOUSTON JACKSON JASPER
JEFFERSON JOHNSON JONES
LAMAR LAURENS MACON
MADISON MARION MERIWETHER
MONROE MORGAN MUSCOGEE
NEWTON OCONEE OGLETHORPE
PAULDING PEACH PIKE
POLK PULASKI PUTNAM
ROCKDALE SCHLEY SPALDING
STEWART SUMTER TALBOT
TALIAFERRO TAYLOR TROUP
TWIGGS UPSON WALTON
WARREN WASHINGTON WEBSTER
WILCOX WILKES WILKINSON
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 636
VALID 182135Z - 182240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 N CBM TO
25 NNE BHM TO 25 NW ATL TO 5 N AHN TO 20 S AND.
..WENDT..08/18/24
ATTN...WFO...BMX...FFC...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 636
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC001-005-007-011-015-017-021-027-029-037-047-051-057-063-065-
073-075-081-085-087-091-101-105-107-109-111-113-115-117-119-121-
123-125-127-182240-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUTAUGA BARBOUR BIBB
BULLOCK CALHOUN CHAMBERS
CHILTON CLAY CLEBURNE
COOSA DALLAS ELMORE
FAYETTE GREENE HALE
JEFFERSON LAMAR LEE
LOWNDES MACON MARENGO
MONTGOMERY PERRY PICKENS
PIKE RANDOLPH RUSSELL
ST. CLAIR SHELBY SUMTER
TALLADEGA TALLAPOOSA TUSCALOOSA
WALKER
$$
GAC009-013-021-023-035-045-053-059-063-067-077-079-081-089-091-
093-097-113-121-125-133-135-141-143-145-149-151-153-157-159-163-
167-169-171-175-193-195-197-199-207-211-215-217-219-221-223-225-
231-233-235-237-247-249-255-259-261-263-265-269-285-289-293-297-
301-303-307-315-317-319-182240-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BALDWIN BARROW BIBB
BLECKLEY BUTTS CARROLL
CHATTAHOOCHEE CLARKE CLAYTON
COBB COWETA CRAWFORD
CRISP DEKALB DODGE
DOOLY DOUGLAS FAYETTE
FULTON GLASCOCK GREENE
GWINNETT HANCOCK HARALSON
HARRIS HEARD HENRY
HOUSTON JACKSON JASPER
JEFFERSON JOHNSON JONES
LAMAR LAURENS MACON
MADISON MARION MERIWETHER
MONROE MORGAN MUSCOGEE
NEWTON OCONEE OGLETHORPE
PAULDING PEACH PIKE
POLK PULASKI PUTNAM
ROCKDALE SCHLEY SPALDING
STEWART SUMTER TALBOT
TALIAFERRO TAYLOR TROUP
TWIGGS UPSON WALTON
WARREN WASHINGTON WEBSTER
WILCOX WILKES WILKINSON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
Note:
Click for Complete Product Text.
Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (<5%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (<2%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (50%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Low (20%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (10%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (70%)
|
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.
weather.gov 
@NWSSPC
