Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 221

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   SEL1

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 221
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   535 PM CDT Sat May 3 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     East central Alabama
     West central into north Georgia

   * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 535 PM until
     1000 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...A line of storms with a history of some wind damage will
   continue eastward across north Georgia this evening.  Farther south,
   the environment does support supercells capable of producing
   isolated large hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter and damaging gusts
   of 60-70 mph.  An isolated tornado or two may occur with the
   supercells and/or embedded circulations in the line.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
   statute miles east and west of a line from 75 miles north northeast
   of Atlanta GA to 20 miles south of Montgomery AL. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

   REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
   favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
   tornadoes.

   &&

   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 219...WW 220...

   AVIATION...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
   27030.

   ...Thompson

   SEL1

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 221
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   535 PM CDT Sat May 3 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     East central Alabama
     West central into north Georgia

   * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 535 PM until
     1000 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...A line of storms with a history of some wind damage will
   continue eastward across north Georgia this evening.  Farther south,
   the environment does support supercells capable of producing
   isolated large hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter and damaging gusts
   of 60-70 mph.  An isolated tornado or two may occur with the
   supercells and/or embedded circulations in the line.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
   statute miles east and west of a line from 75 miles north northeast
   of Atlanta GA to 20 miles south of Montgomery AL. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

   REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
   favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
   tornadoes.

   &&

   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 219...WW 220...

   AVIATION...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
   27030.

   ...Thompson

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

   SAW1 
   WW 221 SEVERE TSTM AL GA 032235Z - 040300Z
   AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   75NNE ATL/ATLANTA GA/ - 20S MGM/MONTGOMERY AL/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM E/W /31W ODF - 14SSW MGM/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27030.

   LAT...LON 34638305 32008555 32008725 34638480

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU1.

Watch 221 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 221

VALID 040150Z - 040240Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 ENE GZH
TO 20 SW CSG TO 25 ESE LGC TO 25 SE ATL TO 25 W AND.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 675

..MOORE..05/04/25

ATTN...WFO...BMX...FFC...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 221 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ALC005-011-109-113-040240-

AL 
.    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARBOUR 	     BULLOCK		 PIKE		     
RUSSELL 	     
$$


GAC021-035-059-079-133-159-169-171-195-207-211-215-219-221-237-
263-269-293-297-040240-

GA 
.    GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BIBB		     BUTTS		 CLARKE 	     
CRAWFORD	     GREENE		 JASPER 	     
JONES		     LAMAR		 MADISON	     
MONROE		     MORGAN		 MUSCOGEE	     
OCONEE		     OGLETHORPE 	 PUTNAM 	     
TALBOT		     TAYLOR		 UPSON		     
WALTON		     
$$


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.
$$

STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 221

VALID 040050Z - 040140Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 WNW GZH
TO 15 NNE AUO TO 45 WNW AND.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 675

..MOORE..05/04/25

ATTN...WFO...BMX...FFC...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 221 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ALC005-011-081-087-101-109-113-040140-

AL 
.    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARBOUR 	     BULLOCK		 LEE		     
MACON		     MONTGOMERY 	 PIKE		     
RUSSELL 	     
$$


GAC011-013-035-063-077-089-113-135-139-145-151-157-171-199-215-
217-231-247-255-263-285-293-297-040140-

GA 
.    GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BANKS		     BARROW		 BUTTS		     
CLAYTON 	     COWETA		 DEKALB 	     
FAYETTE 	     GWINNETT		 HALL		     
HARRIS		     HENRY		 JACKSON	     
LAMAR		     MERIWETHER 	 MUSCOGEE	     
NEWTON		     PIKE		 ROCKDALE	     
SPALDING	     TALBOT		 TROUP		     
UPSON		     WALTON		 
$$


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.
$$

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 221

VALID 032350Z - 040040Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 WSW SEM
TO 35 NNE MGM TO 30 NW LGC TO 55 SSE TYS.

..MOORE..05/03/25

ATTN...WFO...BMX...FFC...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 221 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ALC005-011-017-047-051-081-085-087-101-109-113-123-040040-

AL 
.    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARBOUR 	     BULLOCK		 CHAMBERS	     
DALLAS		     ELMORE		 LEE		     
LOWNDES 	     MACON		 MONTGOMERY	     
PIKE		     RUSSELL		 TALLAPOOSA	     
$$


GAC011-013-035-063-067-077-085-089-097-113-117-121-135-139-145-
149-151-157-171-187-199-215-217-231-247-255-263-285-293-297-
040040-

GA 
.    GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BANKS		     BARROW		 BUTTS		     
CLAYTON 	     COBB		 COWETA 	     
DAWSON		     DEKALB		 DOUGLAS	     
FAYETTE 	     FORSYTH		 FULTON 	     
GWINNETT	     HALL		 HARRIS 	     
HEARD		     HENRY		 JACKSON	     
LAMAR		     LUMPKIN		 MERIWETHER	     
MUSCOGEE	     NEWTON		 PIKE		     
ROCKDALE	     SPALDING		 TALBOT 	     
TROUP		     UPSON		 WALTON 	     
$$


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.
$$

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