Tornado Watch Issued for Portions of North/Central Alabama Until Midnight

Scott Martin | February 22, 2022 @ 5:19 pm

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a TORNADO WATCH effective immediately and is set to expire at midnight tonight. North Alabama counties in the watch include: Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, and Morgan. Central Alabama counties in the watch include: Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston.

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of
Western and Northern Alabama
Central and Northern Mississippi

* Effective this Tuesday afternoon from 515 PM until Midnight
CST.

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

SUMMARY… Storms may further intensify this evening across
central/northern Mississippi into western/northern Alabama. Some
increase in low-level shear/SRH this evening will support the
possibility of rotating storms including supercells and some
line-ended circulations, particularly with storms across northern
portions of Mississippi/Alabama.

Category: Alabama's Weather, ALL POSTS, Severe Weather

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Scott Martin is an operational meteorologist, professional graphic artist, musician, husband, and father. Not only is Scott a member of the National Weather Association, but he is also the Central Alabama Chapter of the NWA president. Scott is also the co-founder of Racecast Weather, which provides forecasts for many racing series across the USA. He also supplies forecasts for the BassMaster Elite Series events including the BassMaster Classic.