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.
