WW 42 TORNADO AL TN 150735Z – 151500Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 42
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
235 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Western and Northern Alabama Southern Middle Tennessee * Effective this Saturday morning from 235 AM until 1000 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... A couple tornadoes possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible SUMMARY...A cluster of severe thunderstorms will continue northeast
on the eastern periphery of a moist and unstable warm sector. A few
supercells will be potentially capable of a tornado risk, as well as
a risk for damaging gusts and perhaps some hail through the early
morning. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
east and west of a line from 100 miles north of Huntsville AL to 40
miles south of Tuscaloosa AL. For a complete depiction of the watch
see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2). 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 36...WW 37...WW 38...WW
40...WW 41... AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 24040. ...Smith
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