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EXPIRED Tornado Watch #0029 for Central and Eastern Alabama, Northwest Georgia
  • A couple tornadoes possible
  • Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  • Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
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EXPIRED Tornado Watch #0029

Locations Affected

  • Central and Eastern Alabama
  • Northwest Georgia

    • Tornado Watch Summary

    Environment will remain conducive for supercells and the possibility of a couple of tornadoes, along with isolated large hail and damaging winds, through at least mid-evening if not late-evening, particularly across central/eastern Alabama into northwest Georgia.

    Severe Weather Threats

  • A couple tornadoes possible
  • Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  • Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

    • Tornado Watch Details

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 29
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
640 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2019

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Central and Eastern Alabama
  Northwest Georgia

* Effective this Thursday night from 640 PM until Midnight CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Environment will remain conducive for supercells and the
possibility of a couple of tornadoes, along with isolated large hail
and damaging winds, through at least mid-evening if not
late-evening, particularly across central/eastern Alabama into
northwest Georgia.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
east and west of a line from 65 miles east northeast of Gadsden AL
to 25 miles southwest of Selma AL. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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 25...WW 27...WW 28...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 25030.

...Guyer

    National Risk Overview

    Friday, March 22
    TORNADO: 2%
    HAIL: 5%
    WIND: 5%
    Saturday, March 23
    ANY SEVERE: low
    Sunday, March 24
    ANY SEVERE: 5%
    Monday, March 25
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
    Tuesday, March 26
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
    Wednesday, March 27
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
    Thursday, March 28
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
    Friday, March 29
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain

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