Saturday, April 5, 2025

Tornado Watch



While this is serious for the areas affected, this is not the main event, which is still expected to come either late this evening or overnight into tomorrow morning for the majority of North Alabama, stretching into Southern Middle Tennessee. As long as this system has dragged on, need to save energy for when things do affect the I-65 corridor as it's often called. But just popping on to acknowledge this activity for now. 



5:58 PM - Looks like this line of storms will get to Northwest Alabama around Midnight. There have been some isolated storms that went severe this evening mainly up in Middle Tennessee, including the city of Nashville at one point. And I think a "hailer" storm that affected Colbert, Franklin, and Lawrence Counties in Northwest Alabama. As I said before, based on past experience with this system, I'm saving my energy for the main event overnight tonight. The window for severe weather for most of us is probably about from 11 PM to 8 AM with this system. 
  
SEL4

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 124
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   145 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Northwest Alabama
     Southern Kentucky
     Western and Middle Tennessee

   * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 145 PM until
     900 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
     Widespread damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
       to 75 mph possible
     Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...A well-organized bow echo will continue east-northeastward
   this afternoon, while other semi-discrete supercells may develop
   ahead of it, and southward into the warm sector.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
   north and south of a line from 65 miles north northwest of Muscle
   Shoals AL to 55 miles east of Nashville TN. 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 122...WW 123...

   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 23040.

   ...Guyer

WOUS64 KWNS 051841
   WOU4

   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 124
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   145 PM CDT SAT APR 5 2025

   TORNADO WATCH 124 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR THE
    FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

   ALC033-059-077-060200-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0124.250405T1845Z-250406T0200Z/

   AL 
   .    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   COLBERT              FRANKLIN            LAUDERDALE          


   KYC003-009-031-035-047-057-061-141-169-171-177-213-219-221-227-
   060200-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0124.250405T1845Z-250406T0200Z/

   KY 
   .    KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   ALLEN                BARREN              BUTLER              
   CALLOWAY             CHRISTIAN           CUMBERLAND          
   EDMONSON             LOGAN               METCALFE            
   MONROE               MUHLENBERG          SIMPSON             
   TODD                 TRIGG               WARREN              


   TNC003-015-021-027-031-037-041-043-055-081-083-085-087-099-101-
   111-117-119-125-133-135-141-147-149-159-161-165-169-175-177-181-
   185-187-189-060200-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0124.250405T1845Z-250406T0200Z/

   TN 
   .    TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   BEDFORD              CANNON              CHEATHAM            
   CLAY                 COFFEE              DAVIDSON            
   DE KALB              DICKSON             GILES               
   HICKMAN              HOUSTON             HUMPHREYS           
   JACKSON              LAWRENCE            LEWIS               
   MACON                MARSHALL            MAURY               
   MONTGOMERY           OVERTON             PERRY               
   PUTNAM               ROBERTSON           RUTHERFORD          
   SMITH                STEWART             SUMNER              
   TROUSDALE            VAN BUREN           WARREN              
   WAYNE                WHITE               WILLIAMSON          
   WILSON               


   ATTN...WFO...HUN...OHX...LMK...PAH...

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