Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 385
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SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 385
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1150 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central and northern Alabama
Southern Middle Tennessee
* Effective this Saturday morning and evening from 1150 AM until
600 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...An organized, bowing line of storms is expected to
intensify this afternoon while moving eastward into northern/central
Alabama and southern Middle Tennessee. Corridors of damaging winds
up to 75 mph will be the main threat, though isolated large hail up
to 1.5 inches in diameter will be possible with the strongest
embedded storms. An isolated tornado or two may also occur with
embedded circulations in the line.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles east and west of a line from 85 miles north of
Huntsville AL to 25 miles southwest of Birmingham AL. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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 383...WW 384...
AVIATION...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 550. Mean storm motion vector
27035.
...Thompson
SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 385
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1150 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central and northern Alabama
Southern Middle Tennessee
* Effective this Saturday morning and evening from 1150 AM until
600 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...An organized, bowing line of storms is expected to
intensify this afternoon while moving eastward into northern/central
Alabama and southern Middle Tennessee. Corridors of damaging winds
up to 75 mph will be the main threat, though isolated large hail up
to 1.5 inches in diameter will be possible with the strongest
embedded storms. An isolated tornado or two may also occur with
embedded circulations in the line.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles east and west of a line from 85 miles north of
Huntsville AL to 25 miles southwest of Birmingham AL. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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 383...WW 384...
AVIATION...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 550. Mean storm motion vector
27035.
...Thompson
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW5
WW 385 SEVERE TSTM AL TN 071650Z - 072300Z
AXIS..70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
85N HSV/HUNTSVILLE AL/ - 25SW BHM/BIRMINGHAM AL/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 60NM E/W /16SSW BNA - 23SSW VUZ/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.
LAT...LON 35878553 33318584 33318827 35878803
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU5.
Watch 385 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (5%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
High (70%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Mod (30%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (40%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Low (20%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (90%)
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.
