Tornado Watch 50

Issued

Mar 25, 2021, 11:26 AM CDT (16:26 UTC)

Expired

Mar 25, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Particularly dangerous situation

Yes

Largest hail expected

2.5 in

Strongest gust expected

70 kt

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

95%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

95%

Ten or more severe wind reports

90%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

80%

Ten or more severe hail reports

80%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

60%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 251 Severe potential...watch unlikelyMar 25, 9:02 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 252 Severe potential...tornado watch likelyMar 25, 10:12 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 253 Severe potential...tornado watch likelyMar 25, 10:58 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 255 Tornado watch 50Mar 25, 12:28 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 256 Tornado watch 50Mar 25, 1:24 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 259 Tornado watch 50Mar 25, 3:45 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 260 Severe potential...watch possibleMar 25, 4:31 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 261 Tornado watch 50Mar 25, 4:45 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 262 Tornado watch 50Mar 25, 5:45 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 264 Tornado watch 50Mar 25, 7:00 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 50
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1125 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Western and Northern Alabama
  Northwest Georgia
  Central and Eastern Mississippi
  Southern Middle Tennessee

* Effective this Thursday morning and evening from 1125 AM until
  800 PM CDT.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

* Primary threats include...
  Numerous tornadoes and several intense tornadoes expected
  Widespread damaging winds and scattered significant gusts to 80
    mph likely
  Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
    inches in diameter likely

SUMMARY...A dangerous environment is developing across the watch
area.  Multiple rounds of intense supercell thunderstorms are
expected this afternoon and early evening, with the potential for
long-track strong to violent tornadoes.  A few of the storms may
also produce very large hail and widespread damaging wind gusts.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles
east and west of a line from 40 miles northeast of Huntsville AL to
45 miles west southwest of Pine Belt MS. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU0).

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.

&&

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.

...Hart

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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.