Day: May 2, 2025
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 214
WW 214 SEVERE TSTM AL 021855Z – 030100Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 214 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 155 PM CDT Fri May 2 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northern Alabama * Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 155 PM until 800 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph likely Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue to spread eastward and across the watch area through the afternoon and early evening. The strongest cells will pose a risk of locally damaging wind gusts and hail. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles west northwest of Tuscaloosa AL to 45 miles northeast of Gadsden AL. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4). 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 209...WW 210...WW 211...WW 212...WW 213... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 25025. ...Hart
As It Happened: Central Texas Tornado Live Coverage May 2, 2025
LIVE Texas Severe Weather Coverage {Baldy-in-Chief David Reimer @texasstormchasers} for May 2, 2025. We will focus on the most intense storms to keep you informed, without the hype, and ahead of the storm. Remember, knowledge is power – and with that, you are already in better shape than those who may not know storms are […]
See it: Florida officials unleash dozens of snakesâ¦for a good cause
Officials released 42 Eastern indigo snakes into the wilds of Florida this week in an effort to recover local populations of the species, keep rodent populations in check and restore the stateâs forests.
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 213
WW 213 SEVERE TSTM IN KY OH TN VA 021800Z – 030100Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 213 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 200 PM EDT Fri May 2 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southeast Indiana Eastern Kentucky Southweest Ohio East Tennessee Extreme Southwest Virginia * Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 200 PM until 900 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Lines and clusters of thunderstorms over central Kentucky and middle Tennessee will track northeastward across the watch area through the afternoon, posing a risk of damaging winds and large hail. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles northwest of Cincinnati OH to 5 miles southeast of Chattanooga TN. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3). 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 209...WW 210...WW 211...WW 212... 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 24030. ...Hart
Severe Storms Sweep Through Texas Today
Get ready for a stormy day in Texas! ð©ï¸ Numerous thunderstorms are expected to roll through the southeastern regions of the state today and tonight, bringing high chances of rain. Individual storms will be moving east/northeast, but watch out for a line of storms progressing southward this evening, which will gradually bring an end to […]
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 212
WW 212 SEVERE TSTM TX 021740Z – 030100Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 212 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1240 PM CDT Fri May 2 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central Texas * Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 1240 PM until 800 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3 inches in diameter likely Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will intensify and become more widespread through the afternoon, within a very moist and unstable air mass. Supercells capable of very large hail, damaging winds, and perhaps a tornado will be possible. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 95 statute miles north and south of a line from 70 miles west northwest of Austin TX to 25 miles south southeast of Lufkin TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2). 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 209...WW 210...WW 211... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 25030. ...Hart
