Tornado Watch for Parts of North, North-Central Alabama Until 6 a.m. CST

A tornado watch has been issued for North Alabama. It goes until 6 a.m. CST.

North Alabama Counties include:
Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall and Morgan.

Central Alabama Counties include:
Blount, Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker and Winston.

Here is the complete text of the watch:

URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 424
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1030 PM CST Mon Nov 5 2018

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of
Northern Alabama
South-central Kentucky
Middle to eastern Tennessee

* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 1030 PM
until 600 AM CST.

* Primary threats include…
A few tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY…Isolated, sporadic circulations developing within a band
of storms may pose a tornado/wind risk over the watch area through
the next several hours.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
east and west of a line from 40 miles east southeast of Columbus MS
to 90 miles north of Crossville TN. 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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION…CONTINUE…WW 422…WW 423…

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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.

…Edwards

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