Tornado Watch 49

Issued

Mar 15, 2025, 7:47 PM CDT (00:47 UTC)

Expired

Mar 16, 2025, 4:00 AM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

80%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

60%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

60%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

60%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 213 Tornado watch 46Mar 15, 6:18 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 214 Tornado watch 47...48Mar 15, 6:21 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 215 Severe potential...watch likelyMar 15, 7:02 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 217 Tornado watch 49Mar 15, 9:00 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 218 Tornado watch 49Mar 15, 11:19 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 219 Severe potential...tornado watch likelyMar 16, 12:47 AM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 160045
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 49
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
845 PM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Eastern and Southern Alabama
  Western Florida Panhandle
  Western and Central Georgia
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 845 PM
  until 400 AM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter likely
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

SUMMARY...Severe thunderstorms will move northeast across the watch
area through early Sunday morning.  The primary risks will be
tornadoes, a couple of which may be strong, damaging thunderstorm
winds, and large hail.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles
east and west of a line from 40 miles east northeast of Gadsden AL
to 25 miles south southeast of Pensacola FL. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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 46...WW 47...WW 48...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 23040.

...Bunting

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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.