Storm Prediction Center Tornado Watch 128

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 128
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   830 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Northern Alabama
     Southern Middle Tennessee

   * Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 830 PM
     until 300 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
     Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
       to 75 mph possible
     Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...A cluster of supercell thunderstorms over northeast
   Mississippi will track across the watch area with a continued risk
   of tornadoes and damaging winds.  Other strong to severe storms will
   also move across the watch area through the early morning hours.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
   north and south of a line from 35 miles west southwest of Muscle
   Shoals AL to 105 miles northeast of Huntsville AL. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

   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 123...WW 124...WW
   125...WW 126...WW 127...

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
   surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 24035.

   ...Hart

Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW8 
   WW 128 TORNADO AL TN 060130Z - 060800Z
   AXIS..55 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   35WSW MSL/MUSCLE SHOALS AL/ - 105NE HSV/HUNTSVILLE AL/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /36WSW MSL - 48NNW GQO/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.

   LAT...LON 35348819 36508546 34918546 33758819

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU8.

Watch 128 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 128

VALID 060215Z - 060340Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..DEAN..04/06/25

ATTN...WFO...HUN...BMX...OHX...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 128 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ALC033-043-059-077-079-083-089-093-103-133-060340-

AL 
.    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

COLBERT 	     CULLMAN		 FRANKLIN	     
LAUDERDALE	     LAWRENCE		 LIMESTONE	     
MADISON 	     MARION		 MORGAN 	     
WINSTON 	     
$$


TNC003-015-031-041-051-055-061-099-101-103-117-119-127-149-175-
177-181-185-060340-

TN 
.    TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BEDFORD 	     CANNON		 COFFEE 	     
DE KALB 	     FRANKLIN		 GILES		     
GRUNDY		     LAWRENCE		 LEWIS		     
LINCOLN 	     MARSHALL		 MAURY		     
MOORE		     RUTHERFORD 	 VAN BUREN	     
WARREN		     WAYNE		 WHITE		     
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$