Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Watches in 2017
Tornado Watch 127
The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Apr 5, 2017, 1:50 PM CDT for 5 states. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2017, 1:50 PM CDT (18:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2017, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Largest hail expected
- 2.5 in
- Strongest gust expected
- 60 kt
All 204 counties
Autauga County, AL, Barbour County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Colbert County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Cullman County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Jackson County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Lee County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marion County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Pike County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Russell County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL, Bartow County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Murray County, GA, Newton County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Polk County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Clark County, IN, Crawford County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Orange County, IN, Perry County, IN, Scott County, IN, Washington County, IN, Adair County, KY, Allen County, KY, Anderson County, KY, Barren County, KY, Bath County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Breckinridge County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Butler County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clark County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Elliott County, KY, Estill County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Green County, KY, Hancock County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Hart County, KY, Henry County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Larue County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Logan County, KY, Madison County, KY, Marion County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Meade County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Ohio County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Powell County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Rowan County, KY, Russell County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Trimble County, KY, Warren County, KY, Washington County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY, Woodford County, KY, Anderson County, TN, Bedford County, TN, Bledsoe County, TN, Blount County, TN, Bradley County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Cannon County, TN, Cheatham County, TN, Clay County, TN, Coffee County, TN, Cumberland County, TN, Davidson County, TN, DeKalb County, TN, Dickson County, TN, Fentress County, TN, Franklin County, TN, Giles County, TN, Grundy County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Hickman County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Knox County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Lewis County, TN, Lincoln County, TN, Loudon County, TN, Macon County, TN, Marion County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Maury County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Moore County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Overton County, TN, Pickett County, TN, Polk County, TN, Putnam County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Roane County, TN, Robertson County, TN, Rutherford County, TN, Scott County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN, Smith County, TN, Sumner County, TN, Trousdale County, TN, Union County, TN, Van Buren County, TN, Warren County, TN, Wayne County, TN, White County, TN, Williamson County, TN, Wilson County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What SPC expected
The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.
- Two or more tornadoes
- 70%
- One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes
- 50%
- Ten or more severe wind reports
- 90%
- One or more gusts of 65 knots or more
- 10%
- Ten or more severe hail reports
- 90%
- One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more
- 50%
- Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports
- 95%
Warnings issued inside it
118 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Gordon | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 2:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Perry | 23 min |
| Apr 5, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Heard | 30 min |
| Apr 5, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison | 22 min |
| Apr 5, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair, Talladega | 38 min |
| Apr 5, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Ohio | 23 min |
| Apr 5, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Harrison | 26 min |
| Apr 5, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lincoln, Moore | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Perry | 34 min |
| Apr 5, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne, Talladega | 67 min |
| Apr 5, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Coffee | 39 min |
| Apr 5, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison | 22 min |
| Apr 5, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan, Simpson, Warren | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Scott | 19 min |
| Apr 5, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison | 15 min |
| Apr 5, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin | 29 min |
| Apr 5, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Warren | 26 min |
| Apr 5, 4:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 52 min |
| Apr 5, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Floyd, Harrison | 20 min |
| Apr 5, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Rutherford, Wilson | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Scott, Washington | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 4:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Coffee | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Trimble | 26 min |
| Apr 5, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue and 1 more | 37 min |
| Apr 5, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson, Shelby, Spencer | 21 min |
| Apr 5, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Warren | 17 min |
| Apr 5, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 17 min |
| Apr 5, 4:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Nelson | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Coffee, Warren | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Simpson, Warren | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Jackson, Macon, Smith | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson | 37 min |
| Apr 5, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Shelby, Spencer | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hart | 18 min |
| Apr 5, 4:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll | 29 min |
| Apr 5, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Macon, Smith | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bullitt, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer | 23 min |
| Apr 5, 4:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Grundy, Van Buren, Warren | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe | 23 min |
| Apr 5, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Larue, Taylor | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Coffee, Grundy, Warren | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell | 44 min |
| Apr 5, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Henry | 23 min |
| Apr 5, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Harrison | 20 min |
| Apr 5, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Putnam | 21 min |
| Apr 5, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Macon | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Green, Hart, Metcalfe, Taylor | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer, Woodford | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Warren, White | 23 min |
| Apr 5, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Larue, Marion, Taylor, Washington | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson | 34 min |
| Apr 5, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Overton, Putnam | 18 min |
| Apr 5, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland, Russell | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Jessamine, Scott and 1 more | 41 min |
| Apr 5, 5:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Adair, Taylor | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Heard, Troup | 23 min |
| Apr 5, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Marion | 67 min |
| Apr 5, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Green, Metcalfe | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Lincoln, Marion, Taylor | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton, Shelby | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Marion, Mercer, Washington | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 19 min |
| Apr 5, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Randolph | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Metcalfe, Russell, Taylor | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 6:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Lincoln | 22 min |
| Apr 5, 6:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison | 22 min |
| Apr 5, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette | 20 min |
| Apr 5, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, Troup | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Overton, Putnam | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, St. Clair, Talladega | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Hamilton, Sequatchie | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer and 1 more | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Boyle, Lincoln | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas | 23 min |
| Apr 5, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Fleming | 29 min |
| Apr 5, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Lincoln, Taylor | 29 min |
| Apr 5, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 6:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Etowah | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 6:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison | 13 min |
| Apr 5, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton | 14 min |
| Apr 5, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Russell | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Madison | 14 min |
| Apr 5, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne | 26 min |
| Apr 5, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Madison | 23 min |
| Apr 5, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hamilton, Marion, Meigs, Sequatchie | 65 min |
| Apr 5, 7:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 15 min |
| Apr 5, 7:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clark, Madison | 30 min |
| Apr 5, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 29 min |
| Apr 5, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Madison | 39 min |
| Apr 5, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Estill, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell | 29 min |
| Apr 5, 7:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bath, Montgomery | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa, Elmore | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell, Rowan | 37 min |
| Apr 5, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Menifee, Morgan, Powell, Rowan, Wolfe | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 8:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Polk | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 8:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Morgan, Rowan | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, Union | 26 min |
| Apr 5, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee, Powell, Wolfe | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 9 min |
| Apr 5, 8:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox | 39 min |
| Apr 5, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Macon, Montgomery, Tallapoosa | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 8:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers | 18 min |
| Apr 5, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Heard, Troup | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee | 37 min |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 40 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1902 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
666
WWUS20 KWNS 051848
SEL7
SPC WW 051848
ALZ000-GAZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-TNZ000-060200-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 127
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
150 PM CDT Wed Apr 5 2017
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Northern and East-Central Alabama
Northwest Georgia
Southeast Indiana
Central Kentucky
Middle Tennessee
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 150 PM
until 900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Widespread large hail likely with isolated very large hail
events to 2.5 inches in diameter possible
Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will form along a cold front moving across
the watch area this afternoon, with some storms becoming supercells.
Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds will become a concern
through the afternoon and early evening.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
east and west of a line from 40 miles northeast of Louisville KY to
10 miles south southeast of Selma AL. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU7).
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 125...WW 126...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 25035.
...HartSPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 11:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington and 8 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 5, 1:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler and 42 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:41 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Chambers and 38 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 5, 6:15 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun and 35 more | 90 min |
| Apr 5, 6:54 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler and 44 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 5, 9:43 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Chambers, Lee, Macon, Russell, Tallapoosa | 2 hr |
| Apr 5, 11:54 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 10 hr |
| Apr 5, 1:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale and 8 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Dale, Henry, Houston, Lee and 2 more | 93 min |
| Apr 5, 3:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Marengo, Mobile and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay and 19 more | 84 min |
| Apr 5, 6:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee and 20 more | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 9:25 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Burke, Butts and 45 more | 95 min |
| Apr 5, 10:38 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien and 52 more | 97 min |
| Apr 5, 5:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks and 22 more | 61 min |
| Apr 5, 1:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bartholomew, Brown, Clark, Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn and 43 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clay, Clinton, Daviess and 43 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bartholomew, Brown, Clay, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur and 24 more | 88 min |
| Apr 5, 6:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Floyd, Greenup, Johnson and 8 more | 2 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.