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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 128
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
830 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Northern Alabama
Southern Middle Tennessee
* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 830 PM
until 300 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A cluster of supercell thunderstorms over northeast
Mississippi will track across the watch area with a continued risk
of tornadoes and damaging winds. Other strong to severe storms will
also move across the watch area through the early morning hours.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
north and south of a line from 35 miles west southwest of Muscle
Shoals AL to 105 miles northeast of Huntsville AL. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
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 123...WW 124...WW
125...WW 126...WW 127...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Hart
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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW8
WW 128 TORNADO AL TN 060130Z - 060800Z
AXIS..55 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
35WSW MSL/MUSCLE SHOALS AL/ - 105NE HSV/HUNTSVILLE AL/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /36WSW MSL - 48NNW GQO/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 35348819 36508546 34918546 33758819
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU8.
Watch 128 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 128
VALID 060650Z - 060740Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 NE CBM TO
25 SE MSL TO 15 WSW CHA.
..KERR..04/06/25
ATTN...WFO...HUN...BMX...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 128
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC043-049-057-071-075-089-093-095-103-107-127-133-060740-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CULLMAN DEKALB FAYETTE
JACKSON LAMAR MADISON
MARION MARSHALL MORGAN
PICKENS WALKER WINSTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 128
VALID 060545Z - 060640Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 SSW MSL
TO 40 N HSV TO 25 WNW CSV.
..KERR..04/06/25
ATTN...WFO...HUN...BMX...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 128
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC043-057-075-079-083-089-093-103-107-127-133-060640-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CULLMAN FAYETTE LAMAR
LAWRENCE LIMESTONE MADISON
MARION MORGAN PICKENS
WALKER WINSTON
$$
TNC031-035-051-061-103-127-175-060640-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
COFFEE CUMBERLAND FRANKLIN
GRUNDY LINCOLN MOORE
VAN BUREN
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 128
VALID 060410Z - 060540Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 WNW MSL
TO 55 SW BNA TO 15 ENE BNA.
..DEAN..04/06/25
ATTN...WFO...HUN...BMX...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 128
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC033-043-059-077-079-083-089-093-103-133-060540-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
COLBERT CULLMAN FRANKLIN
LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE LIMESTONE
MADISON MARION MORGAN
WINSTON
$$
TNC003-015-031-041-051-055-061-099-101-103-117-119-127-149-175-
177-181-185-060540-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEDFORD CANNON COFFEE
DE KALB FRANKLIN GILES
GRUNDY LAWRENCE LEWIS
LINCOLN MARSHALL MAURY
MOORE RUTHERFORD VAN BUREN
WARREN WAYNE WHITE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 128
VALID 060215Z - 060340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..DEAN..04/06/25
ATTN...WFO...HUN...BMX...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 128
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC033-043-059-077-079-083-089-093-103-133-060340-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
COLBERT CULLMAN FRANKLIN
LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE LIMESTONE
MADISON MARION MORGAN
WINSTON
$$
TNC003-015-031-041-051-055-061-099-101-103-117-119-127-149-175-
177-181-185-060340-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEDFORD CANNON COFFEE
DE KALB FRANKLIN GILES
GRUNDY LAWRENCE LEWIS
LINCOLN MARSHALL MAURY
MOORE RUTHERFORD VAN BUREN
WARREN WAYNE WHITE
$$
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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High (70%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Mod (40%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Mod (30%)
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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 (20%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (80%)
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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.