BUSY SEVERE STORM DAY FOR THE SOUHEAST U.S., STAY ALERT SET NOAA WEATHER RADIO ON ALERT!

 THE FOLLOWING AREAS NEED TO BE READY FOR SEVERE WEATHER STORMS TODAY:

ENHANCED RISK:  Atlanta, GA...Birmingham, AL...Montgomery, AL...Columbus, GA...Sandy Springs, GA...

SLIGHT RISK: Charlotte, NC...Nashville, TN...Lexington-Fayette, KY...Knoxville, TN...Huntsville, AL...

MARGINAL RISK:  New Orleans, LA...Louisville, KY...Greensboro, NC...Baton Rouge, LA...Winston-Salem, NC...

TORNADO WATCH #0017

FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 17
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   655 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Northern and central Alabama
     Central and eastern Mississippi
     Exreme southern middle Tennessee

   * Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 655 AM until
     100 PM CST.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
     Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
       to 75 mph possible
     Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...A broken band of pre-frontal storms will increase in
   intensity through the day while spreading eastward from Mississippi
   into Alabama.  The more intense supercells could produce tornadoes,
   including a strong tornado or two, along with isolated large hail. 
   The threat for damaging winds up to 75 mph will increase through the
   day as some upscale growth occurs and bowing segments evolve through
   the day.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
   east and west of a line from 35 miles northeast of Huntsville AL to
   45 miles west of Pine Belt MS. For a complete depiction of the watch
   see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

   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.