Tornado Watch

 So our long night is getting underway now. 

11:18 PM - The main storm of concern right now earlier had confirmed tornado damage in Humphreys County, TN and has recently knocked a lot of power out in Fairview. It is headed for Franklin, TN now. Everybody in the path, please get to a small central room on the lowest floor of a sturdy house (NOT a mobile home), away from windows. And protect your body from debris that might fall or go flying around, especially protect your head the best you can. 

11:21 - There is another possible tornado moving through Linden in Perry County, TN. Moving into an environment favorable for supercells and tornadoes tonight. 

11:24 - Emergency management reports multiple trees down on Highway 100 East near the Williamson County line near Fairview. So at the very least, we've got some major severe thunderstorm wind damage going on. But I think we've still got a tornado going on here. And that this warning will verify. It may very well hit the city of Franklin. It is nearly there. 

11:27 - Here is a radar update. 

Anywhere in those severe thunderstorm warning polygons, I'd go ahead and go to a reasonably safe place in your home too, at least away from windows. Because these winds are fierce at times within the squall line, could be gusting up to 70 miles per hour. 

11:30 - Here is more of the broad view. But we do have a Severe Thunderstorm Warning that includes Northern Wayne County now. Storms around there need to be watched extra closely, as it has appeared to be a hot zone for tornado development, looking at things this evening and also looking at things last night. 

11:37 - Nonetheless, the Tornado Warning for Perry County has been cancelled. 

11:39 - Rotation has weakened some as the possible tornado is moving through Franklin. I would still respect the warning and stay in a good safe place. Especially since these storms can cycle up and down quickly. 

11:42 - That Tornado Warning has been extended now into Rutherford County, affecting communities from Smyrna all the way East to Murfreesboro. 

People from Franklin to Nolensville to Brentwood to Walterhill to Triune also need to be sheltered from this. They are giving plenty of lead time, and this supercell embedded in the squall line has a history of producing damage, some to trees and power lines, but also took the roof off a house back in Humphreys County earlier. 

11:51 - A little surprised some of these storms closer to home are not trying to produce tornadoes. We do have one affecting Tippah, Benton, and Alcorn Counties back in Northern Mississippi. I remember the town of Ashland is in that polygon. 

But for the most part these are damaging straight-line winds in this squall line. In fact we just got a new polygon that includes Lawrence and Giles Counties in Southern Middle Tennessee. It's for the Northern parts of those counties. 

And there is a Severe Thunderstorm polygon that includes places like Savannah, Corinth, and Booneville, just West of the Alabama state line. So it's movin' on in. 

11:56 - And emergency management from Williamson County, TN reports a fire at a substation and over 700 power outages in the area. Looks like the fire is near Highway 100/Pinewood. 

Midnight - Got another possible tornado aiming at Columbia now in Maury County. That rotation spun up quickly within this larger area of possibly damaging thunderstorm winds. It can happen quick in a squall line. 

And there was a public report of ping-pong sized hail from Franklin, TN. 

12:04 AM - Waynesboro and Lawrenceburg are included in a Severe Thunderstorm Warning now. 

12:19 - As the storms approach Northwest Alabama, for now NWS Huntsville is issuing a Special Weather Statement including Waterloo for wind gusts up to 50 mph, which is just under severe criteria. 

SEL1

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

   Tornado Watch Number 81

   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

   1055 PM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 

     Northwest Alabama

     Far East-Central Arkansas

     Northern Mississippi

     Far Southern Middle Tennessee

   * Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 1055 PM

     until 500 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...

     A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible

     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

       inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to continue

   eastward/southeastward into the region tonight. Environmental

   conditions support the potential strong wind gusts and large hail

   with storms embedded within the approaching convective line. Some

   line-embedded tornadoes could occur as well. Additionally, a few

   supercells are also possible, particularly over northern MS. These

   supercells would be capable of all severe hazards, including very

   large hail and tornadoes.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 110 statute miles

   east and west of a line from 45 miles west northwest of Muscle

   Shoals AL to 55 miles south of Oxford MS. For a complete depiction

   of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

   WOU1).

   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 72...WW 76...WW 77...WW

   78...WW 79...WW 80...

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

   surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

   gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

   storm motion vector 34035.

   ...Mosier

WOUS64 KWNS 310358

   WOU1

   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

   TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 81

   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

   1055 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025

   TORNADO WATCH 81 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR THE

    FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

   ALC033-043-057-059-075-077-079-083-089-093-103-127-133-311000-

   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0081.250331T0355Z-250331T1000Z/

   AL 

   .    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   COLBERT              CULLMAN             FAYETTE             

   FRANKLIN             LAMAR               LAUDERDALE          

   LAWRENCE             LIMESTONE           MADISON             

   MARION               MORGAN              WALKER              

   WINSTON              

   ARC107-311000-

   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0081.250331T0355Z-250331T1000Z/

   AR 

   .    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   PHILLIPS             

   MSC003-009-011-013-015-017-025-027-033-043-057-071-081-083-087-

   093-095-097-107-115-117-119-133-135-137-139-141-143-145-155-161-

   311000-

   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0081.250331T0355Z-250331T1000Z/

   MS 

   .    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   ALCORN               BENTON              BOLIVAR             

   CALHOUN              CARROLL             CHICKASAW           

   CLAY                 COAHOMA             DESOTO              

   GRENADA              ITAWAMBA            LAFAYETTE           

   LEE                  LEFLORE             LOWNDES             

   MARSHALL             MONROE              MONTGOMERY          

   PANOLA               PONTOTOC            PRENTISS            

   QUITMAN              SUNFLOWER           TALLAHATCHIE        

   TATE                 TIPPAH              TISHOMINGO          

   TUNICA               UNION               WEBSTER             

   YALOBUSHA            

   TNC051-103-127-311000-

   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0081.250331T0355Z-250331T1000Z/

   TN 

   .    TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   FRANKLIN             LINCOLN             MOORE               

   ATTN...WFO...HUN...MEG...JAN...BMX...

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WWUS64 KHUN 310406

WCNHUN

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 81

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

1106 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025

ALC033-043-059-077-079-083-089-103-TNC051-103-127-311000-

/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.A.0081.250331T0406Z-250331T1000Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 81 IN

EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

CULLMAN               LIMESTONE             MADISON              

MORGAN                

IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

COLBERT               FRANKLIN AL           LAUDERDALE           

LAWRENCE              

IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE

FRANKLIN TN           LINCOLN               MOORE                

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ATHENS, COWAN, CULLMAN, DECATUR, 

DECHERD, ESTILL SPRINGS, FAYETTEVILLE, FLORENCE, HUNTSVILLE, 

LYNCHBURG, MOULTON, MUSCLE SHOALS, RED BAY, RUSSELLVILLE, 

SEWANEE, SHEFFIELD, TOWN CREEK, TUSCUMBIA, AND WINCHESTER.

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WWUS64 KBMX 310407

WCNBMX

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 81

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

1107 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025

ALC057-075-093-127-133-311000-

/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.A.0081.250331T0407Z-250331T1000Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 81 IN

EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL ALABAMA

FAYETTE               LAMAR                 MARION               

WALKER                WINSTON               

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF FAYETTE, HALEYVILLE, HAMILTON, 

JASPER, SULLIGENT, AND VERNON.

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TC