WW 601 SEVERE TSTM AL GA TN 071540Z – 080000Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 601 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1040 AM CDT Mon Aug 7 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northern Alabama Northern Georgia Middle Tennessee * Effective this Monday morning and evening from 1040 AM until 700 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Clusters of storms are expected to move generally eastward across the region this afternoon, with potentially widespread damaging winds as the primary hazard. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles west southwest of Muscle Shoals AL to 55 miles northeast of Atlanta GA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). 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 599...WW 600... 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 550. Mean storm motion vector 27030. ...Guyer
