Tornado Watch 21

Issued

Jan 12, 2023, 12:06 PM CST (18:06 UTC)

Expired

Jan 12, 2023, 8:00 PM CST

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

55 kt

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 4 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

60%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 50 Severe potential...watch possibleJan 12, 9:13 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 52 Severe potential...tornado watch likelyJan 12, 10:52 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 55 Tornado watch 18Jan 12, 1:00 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 56 Severe potential...tornado watch likelyJan 12, 1:19 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 58 Tornado watch 21Jan 12, 2:01 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 59 Tornado watch 20Jan 12, 2:06 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 61 Tornado watch 22Jan 12, 3:43 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 63 Tornado watch 21...22Jan 12, 5:12 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 121803
SEL1  
SPC WW 121803
ALZ000-GAZ000-130000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 21
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
105 PM EST Thu Jan 12 2023

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Eastern Alabama
  Western and northern Georgia

* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 105 PM until
  700 PM EST.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph likely
  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Broken band of semi-discrete storms will move
east-northeastward across east-central Alabama into
west-central/northern Georgia this afternoon. Damaging winds and
tornadoes will be possible.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
east and west of a line from 60 miles north northeast of Atlanta GA
to 10 miles south southeast of Troy AL. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU1).

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 16...WW 17...WW 18...WW
19...WW 20...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 23035.

...Guyer

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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.