TORNADO WATCH FOR BEDFORD, COFFEE, GILES, GRUNDY, LEWIS, MARSHALL, AND MAURY UNTIL MIDNIGHT
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN ALABAMA
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT FROM 645 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...SEVERAL INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN MS WILL
CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD AND INTO THE WATCH THIS EVENING.
VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL POSE A RISK OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF HUNTSVILLE
AL TO 70 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF HUNTSVILLE 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.
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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 504...WW 505...WW 506...
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN
STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
Address/Location
TENNESSEE WEATHER TASK FORCE
3970 Coles Ferry Pike
Lebanon, TN 37087
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 615-450-2768