Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 85
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SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 85
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
445 AM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northern and Central Alabama
Far Northwest Georgia
Northeast Mississippi
* Effective this Monday morning from 445 AM until NOON CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Multiple lines and clusters of thunderstorms are expected
to spread eastward this morning across much of northern/central
Alabama and into far northwest Georgia. Scattered severe/damaging
winds should be the main threat with this activity, although
isolated hail and perhaps a tornado or two may also occur.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles northeast of
Huntsville AL to 20 miles south southwest of Selma 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 81...WW 82...WW 83...WW
84...
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 500. Mean storm motion vector
27035.
...Gleason
SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 85
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
445 AM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northern and Central Alabama
Far Northwest Georgia
Northeast Mississippi
* Effective this Monday morning from 445 AM until NOON CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Multiple lines and clusters of thunderstorms are expected
to spread eastward this morning across much of northern/central
Alabama and into far northwest Georgia. Scattered severe/damaging
winds should be the main threat with this activity, although
isolated hail and perhaps a tornado or two may also occur.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles northeast of
Huntsville AL to 20 miles south southwest of Selma 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 81...WW 82...WW 83...WW
84...
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 500. Mean storm motion vector
27035.
...Gleason
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW5
WW 85 SEVERE TSTM AL GA MS 310945Z - 311700Z
AXIS..75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
25NE HSV/HUNTSVILLE AL/ - 20SSW SEM/SELMA AL/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 65NM E/W /51ENE MSL - 41WSW MGM/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.
LAT...LON 34908514 32088583 32088839 34908779
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU5.
Watch 85 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 85
VALID 311135Z - 311240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 5 SW CBM TO
25 S MSL TO 10 N HSV TO 35 NE HSV.
..LEITMAN..03/31/25
ATTN...WFO...BMX...HUN...FFC...MEG...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 85
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC001-007-009-011-015-017-019-021-027-029-037-043-047-049-051-
055-057-063-065-071-073-075-079-081-085-087-089-091-093-095-101-
103-105-107-111-113-115-117-119-121-123-125-127-133-311240-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUTAUGA BIBB BLOUNT
BULLOCK CALHOUN CHAMBERS
CHEROKEE CHILTON CLAY
CLEBURNE COOSA CULLMAN
DALLAS DEKALB ELMORE
ETOWAH FAYETTE GREENE
HALE JACKSON JEFFERSON
LAMAR LAWRENCE LEE
LOWNDES MACON MADISON
MARENGO MARION MARSHALL
MONTGOMERY MORGAN PERRY
PICKENS RANDOLPH RUSSELL
ST. CLAIR SHELBY SUMTER
TALLADEGA TALLAPOOSA TUSCALOOSA
WALKER WINSTON
$$
GAC047-055-083-295-311240-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CATOOSA CHATTOOGA DADE
WALKER
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 85
VALID 311040Z - 311140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LEITMAN..03/31/25
ATTN...WFO...BMX...HUN...FFC...MEG...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 85
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC001-007-009-011-015-017-019-021-027-029-037-043-047-049-051-
055-057-059-063-065-071-073-075-079-081-083-085-087-089-091-093-
095-101-103-105-107-111-113-115-117-119-121-123-125-127-133-
311140-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUTAUGA BIBB BLOUNT
BULLOCK CALHOUN CHAMBERS
CHEROKEE CHILTON CLAY
CLEBURNE COOSA CULLMAN
DALLAS DEKALB ELMORE
ETOWAH FAYETTE FRANKLIN
GREENE HALE JACKSON
JEFFERSON LAMAR LAWRENCE
LEE LIMESTONE LOWNDES
MACON MADISON MARENGO
MARION MARSHALL MONTGOMERY
MORGAN PERRY PICKENS
RANDOLPH RUSSELL ST. CLAIR
SHELBY SUMTER TALLADEGA
TALLAPOOSA TUSCALOOSA WALKER
WINSTON
$$
GAC047-055-083-295-311140-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CATOOSA CHATTOOGA DADE
WALKER
$$
MSC017-057-081-095-115-311140-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHICKASAW ITAWAMBA LEE
MONROE PONTOTOC
$$
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
Low (10%)
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
Low (20%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Low (10%)
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.
