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SEL9
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
SEL9
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
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW9
WW 49 TORNADO AL FL GA CW 160045Z - 160800Z
AXIS..90 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
40ENE GAD/GADSDEN AL/ - 25SSE PNS/PENSACOLA FL/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 80NM E/W /48SSW GQO - 45SSW CEW/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23040.
LAT...LON 34188386 30138551 30138853 34188701
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU9.
Watch 49 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Mod (60%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (60%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Low (10%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (60%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Mod (60%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (>95%)
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The “Low” category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
“Moderate” from 30% to 60%, and “High” from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
