Tornado Watch 183

Issued

Apr 30, 2017, 1:36 PM CDT (18:36 UTC)

Expired

Apr 30, 2017, 7:00 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

30%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

5%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

60%

• Mesoscale Discussion 613Apr 30, 10:06 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 614Apr 30, 1:21 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 617Apr 30, 3:42 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 183
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
135 PM CDT Sun Apr 30 2017

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Eastern Alabama
  Northwest Georgia
  Middle Tennessee

* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 135 PM until
  700 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Line of thunderstorms will push east across parts of
Alabama and Tennessee, eventually into northwest Georgia. Damaging
winds will be the primary hazard, but a couple tornadoes are also
possible.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
either side of a line from 50 miles northeast of Nashville TN to 50
miles west southwest of La Grange GA. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU3).

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 181...WW 182...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.

...Grams

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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.