WW 104 TORNADO AL GA 010820Z – 011300Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 104 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 320 AM CDT Sat Apr 1 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Central to northeast Alabama Northwest Georgia * Effective this Saturday morning from 320 AM until 800 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... A couple intense tornadoes possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...QLCS across north-central to northwest Alabama will spread east, with more broken clusters possible to the southwest. Embedded supercells will pose the greatest threat for tornadoes and damaging winds. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles east southeast of Rome GA to 60 miles southwest of Tuscaloosa AL. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4). 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 99...WW 101...WW 102...WW 103... 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 26050. ...Grams
