Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Guess I'll just post stuff here this evening since the Substack migration only started yesterday. This doesn't look like a big event, and I was surprised to hear some schools let out early for it. Maybe they were thinking about the hail threat and buses. 

 SEL6

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 136

   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

   335 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 

     Northern and Central Alabama

     Far Eastern Arkansas

     Northern and Central Mississippi

     Far Southern Middle Tennessee

   * Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 335 PM until

     1100 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...

     Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

       to 75 mph possible

     Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

       to 2 inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...Robust thunderstorms will continue to develop this

   afternoon and spread southeastward through the evening. Supercells

   will pose a threat for large hail generally ranging from 1-2 inches

   in diameter. Scattered severe/damaging winds, with peak gusts up to

   65-75 mph, should also occur as clusters form later this afternoon

   and evening.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70

   statute miles north and south of a line from 55 miles north

   northwest of Greenwood MS to 25 miles northeast of Anniston AL. 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 135...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

   2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A

   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

   31035.

   ...Gleason

 WOUS64 KWNS 102034

   WOU6

   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 136

   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

   335 PM CDT THU APR 10 2025

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 136 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT

   FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

   ALC007-009-015-017-019-021-027-029-033-037-043-049-055-057-059-

   063-065-071-073-075-077-079-083-089-093-095-103-105-107-111-115-

   117-119-121-123-125-127-133-110400-

   /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0136.250410T2035Z-250411T0400Z/

   AL 

   .    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   BIBB                 BLOUNT              CALHOUN             

   CHAMBERS             CHEROKEE            CHILTON             

   CLAY                 CLEBURNE            COLBERT             

   COOSA                CULLMAN             DEKALB              

   ETOWAH               FAYETTE             FRANKLIN            

   GREENE               HALE                JACKSON             

   JEFFERSON            LAMAR               LAUDERDALE          

   LAWRENCE             LIMESTONE           MADISON             

   MARION               MARSHALL            MORGAN              

   PERRY                PICKENS             RANDOLPH            

   SHELBY               ST. CLAIR           SUMTER              

   TALLADEGA            TALLAPOOSA          TUSCALOOSA          

   WALKER               WINSTON             

   ARC035-037-077-107-111-123-110400-

   /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0136.250410T2035Z-250411T0400Z/

   AR 

   .    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   CRITTENDEN           CROSS               LEE                 

   PHILLIPS             POINSETT            ST. FRANCIS         

   MSC003-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-025-027-033-043-051-057-069-

   071-081-083-087-093-095-097-099-103-105-107-115-117-119-133-135-

   137-139-141-143-145-155-159-161-110400-

   /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0136.250410T2035Z-250411T0400Z/

   MS 

   .    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   ALCORN               ATTALA              BENTON              

   BOLIVAR              CALHOUN             CARROLL             

   CHICKASAW            CHOCTAW             CLAY                

   COAHOMA              DESOTO              GRENADA             

   HOLMES               ITAWAMBA            KEMPER              

   LAFAYETTE            LEE                 LEFLORE             

   LOWNDES              MARSHALL            MONROE              

   MONTGOMERY           NESHOBA             NOXUBEE             

   OKTIBBEHA            PANOLA              PONTOTOC            

   PRENTISS             QUITMAN             SUNFLOWER           

   TALLAHATCHIE         TATE                TIPPAH              

   TISHOMINGO           TUNICA              UNION               

   WEBSTER              WINSTON             YALOBUSHA           

   TNC051-103-127-157-110400-

   /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0136.250410T2035Z-250411T0400Z/

   TN 

   .    TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   FRANKLIN             LINCOLN             MOORE               

   SHELBY               

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