Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 239

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   SEL9

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 239
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   200 PM CDT Thu May 8 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Northern and Central Alabama
     Southern Middle Tennessee

   * Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 200 PM until
     1000 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
       to 2 inches in diameter possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

   SUMMARY...Thunderstorms should continue to develop eastward from
   northeast Mississippi into parts of northern/central Alabama and
   southern middle Tennessee this afternoon and evening. Supercells
   will pose a threat for large hail up to 1-2 inches in diameter. Any
   clusters that can form may also pose some risk for damaging winds up
   to 60-70 mph.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55
   statute miles north and south of a line from 55 miles southwest of
   Muscle Shoals AL to 55 miles north northeast of Gadsden AL. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

   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 238...

   AVIATION...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
   27030.

   ...Gleason

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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
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   SAW9 
   WW 239 SEVERE TSTM AL TN 081900Z - 090300Z
   AXIS..55 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   55SW MSL/MUSCLE SHOALS AL/ - 55NNE GAD/GADSDEN AL/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /44NNE IGB - 32WSW GQO/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27030.

   LAT...LON 34988830 35508571 33918571 33398830

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU9.

Watch 239 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 239

VALID 090050Z - 090140Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 WSW MSL
TO 45 NW CHA.

..HART..05/09/25

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

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 239 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ALC009-019-043-049-055-057-059-071-073-075-079-083-089-093-095-
103-107-115-125-127-133-090140-

AL 
.    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BLOUNT		     CHEROKEE		 CULLMAN	     
DEKALB		     ETOWAH		 FAYETTE	     
FRANKLIN	     JACKSON		 JEFFERSON	     
LAMAR		     LAWRENCE		 LIMESTONE	     
MADISON 	     MARION		 MARSHALL	     
MORGAN		     PICKENS		 ST. CLAIR	     
TUSCALOOSA	     WALKER		 WINSTON	     
$$


TNC051-103-127-090140-

TN 
.    TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

FRANKLIN	     LINCOLN		 MOORE		     
$$


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 239

VALID 082210Z - 082340Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..HART..05/08/25

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

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 239 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ALC009-019-033-043-049-055-057-059-071-073-075-077-079-083-089-
093-095-103-115-127-133-082340-

AL 
.    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BLOUNT		     CHEROKEE		 COLBERT	     
CULLMAN 	     DEKALB		 ETOWAH 	     
FAYETTE 	     FRANKLIN		 JACKSON	     
JEFFERSON	     LAMAR		 LAUDERDALE	     
LAWRENCE	     LIMESTONE		 MADISON	     
MARION		     MARSHALL		 MORGAN 	     
ST. CLAIR	     WALKER		 WINSTON	     
$$


TNC051-103-127-082340-

TN 
.    TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

FRANKLIN	     LINCOLN		 MOORE		     
$$


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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