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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 309
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
645 PM CDT Tue May 20 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central Alabama
* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 645 PM
until 100 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Supercells and thunderstorm clusters will move
east-southeastward across parts of central Alabama this evening and
into the early overnight hours. A few tornadoes and occasional large
to very large hail will be possible with the more discrete
convection. An increasing threat for severe/damaging winds may exist
later this evening as thunderstorms grow upscale into a line.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
north and south of a line from 45 miles west of Tuscaloosa AL to 35
miles northeast of Anniston AL. 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 303...WW 304...WW
305...WW 306...WW 307...WW 308...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 28030.
...Gleason
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW9
WW 309 TORNADO AL 202345Z - 210600Z
AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
45W TCL/TUSCALOOSA AL/ - 35NE ANB/ANNISTON AL/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM N/S /17SSE IGB - 52WNW ATL/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28030.
LAT...LON 33938840 34668542 33218542 32498840
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU9.
Watch 309 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 309
VALID 210430Z - 210540Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 N MEI TO
25 WSW GAD TO 10 WSW RMG.
..BROYLES..05/21/25
ATTN...WFO...BMX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 309
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC007-015-019-027-029-055-063-065-073-107-115-117-119-121-125-
210540-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BIBB CALHOUN CHEROKEE
CLAY CLEBURNE ETOWAH
GREENE HALE JEFFERSON
PICKENS ST. CLAIR SHELBY
SUMTER TALLADEGA TUSCALOOSA
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 309
VALID 210340Z - 210440Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 SSW CBM
TO 25 NNE TCL TO 25 SSW CHA.
..BROYLES..05/21/25
ATTN...WFO...BMX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 309
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC007-015-019-027-029-055-063-065-073-107-115-117-119-121-125-
210440-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BIBB CALHOUN CHEROKEE
CLAY CLEBURNE ETOWAH
GREENE HALE JEFFERSON
PICKENS ST. CLAIR SHELBY
SUMTER TALLADEGA TUSCALOOSA
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 309
VALID 210235Z - 210340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 S CBM TO
15 S HSV.
..BROYLES..05/21/25
ATTN...WFO...BMX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 309
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC007-009-015-019-027-029-055-057-063-065-073-107-115-117-119-
121-125-127-210340-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BIBB BLOUNT CALHOUN
CHEROKEE CLAY CLEBURNE
ETOWAH FAYETTE GREENE
HALE JEFFERSON PICKENS
ST. CLAIR SHELBY SUMTER
TALLADEGA TUSCALOOSA WALKER
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 309
VALID 210135Z - 210240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..05/21/25
ATTN...WFO...BMX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 309
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC007-009-015-019-027-029-055-057-063-065-073-075-093-107-115-
117-119-121-125-127-133-210240-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BIBB BLOUNT CALHOUN
CHEROKEE CLAY CLEBURNE
ETOWAH FAYETTE GREENE
HALE JEFFERSON LAMAR
MARION PICKENS ST. CLAIR
SHELBY SUMTER TALLADEGA
TUSCALOOSA WALKER WINSTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 309
VALID 210040Z - 210140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..05/21/25
ATTN...WFO...BMX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 309
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC007-009-015-019-027-029-055-057-063-065-073-075-093-107-115-
117-119-121-125-127-133-210140-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BIBB BLOUNT CALHOUN
CHEROKEE CLAY CLEBURNE
ETOWAH FAYETTE GREENE
HALE JEFFERSON LAMAR
MARION PICKENS ST. CLAIR
SHELBY SUMTER TALLADEGA
TUSCALOOSA WALKER WINSTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Mod (30%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (60%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Low (20%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (40%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Mod (30%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (80%)
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.
