Storm Prediction Center Tornado Watch 722

Hazard	Tornadoes	EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood	Moderate	Moderate

Severe Wind	65 kt+ Wind
High	Moderate

Severe Hail	2"+ Hail
Low	Low

Note: The expiration time in the watch graphic is amended if the watch is replaced, cancelled or extended.
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   SEL2

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 722
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   810 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

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

   * Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 810 PM
     until 400 AM CST.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
     Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
       to 75 mph possible
     Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms should continue to pose some
   threat for a few tornadoes and scattered to numerous damaging winds
   as it moves east-northeastward this evening and overnight. Any
   sustained supercell ahead of the line could produce a strong
   tornado, although severe/damaging winds should eventually tend to
   become the main threat overnight.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
   east and west of a line from 20 miles north northeast of Muscle
   Shoals AL to 30 miles southwest of Selma AL. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

   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 720...WW 721...

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
   surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 26040.

   ...Gleason

Hazard	Tornadoes	EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood	Moderate	Moderate

Severe Wind	65 kt+ Wind
High	Moderate

Severe Hail	2"+ Hail
Low	Low

   SEL2

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 722
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   810 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

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

   * Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 810 PM
     until 400 AM CST.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
     Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
       to 75 mph possible
     Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms should continue to pose some
   threat for a few tornadoes and scattered to numerous damaging winds
   as it moves east-northeastward this evening and overnight. Any
   sustained supercell ahead of the line could produce a strong
   tornado, although severe/damaging winds should eventually tend to
   become the main threat overnight.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
   east and west of a line from 20 miles north northeast of Muscle
   Shoals AL to 30 miles southwest of Selma AL. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

   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 720...WW 721...

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
   surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 26040.

   ...Gleason

Hazard	Tornadoes	EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood	Moderate	Moderate

Severe Wind	65 kt+ Wind
High	Moderate

Severe Hail	2"+ Hail
Low	Low

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   WOUS64 KWNS 290206
   WOU2

   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 722
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   810 PM CST SAT DEC 28 2024

   TORNADO WATCH 722 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST FOR THE
    FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

   ALC001-007-009-021-033-043-047-057-059-063-065-073-075-077-079-
   083-085-091-093-103-105-107-115-117-119-121-125-127-133-
   291000-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0722.241229T0210Z-241229T1000Z/

   AL 
   .    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   AUTAUGA              BIBB                BLOUNT              
   CHILTON              COLBERT             CULLMAN             
   DALLAS               FAYETTE             FRANKLIN            
   GREENE               HALE                JEFFERSON           
   LAMAR                LAUDERDALE          LAWRENCE            
   LIMESTONE            LOWNDES             MARENGO             
   MARION               MORGAN              PERRY               
   PICKENS              SHELBY              ST. CLAIR           
   SUMTER               TALLADEGA           TUSCALOOSA          
   WALKER               WINSTON             


   MSC013-017-057-081-095-115-117-141-291000-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0722.241229T0210Z-241229T1000Z/

   MS 
   .    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   CALHOUN              CHICKASAW           ITAWAMBA            
   LEE                  MONROE              PONTOTOC            
   PRENTISS             TISHOMINGO          


   ATTN...WFO...BMX...MEG...HUN...

Hazard	Tornadoes	EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood	Moderate	Moderate

Severe Wind	65 kt+ Wind
High	Moderate

Severe Hail	2"+ Hail
Low	Low

Note: The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area. The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW2 
   WW 722 TORNADO AL MS 290210Z - 291000Z
   AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   20NNE MSL/MUSCLE SHOALS AL/ - 30SW SEM/SELMA AL/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM E/W /19N MSL - 53WSW MGM/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26040.

   LAT...LON 35008660 32048649 32048820 35008837

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU2.

Watch 722 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 722

VALID 290640Z - 290740Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 SSE SEM
TO 25 SSE BHM.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2312.

..GRAMS..12/29/24

ATTN...WFO...BMX...HUN...MEG...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 722 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ALC001-005-011-015-017-019-027-029-037-049-051-055-071-081-085-
087-095-101-109-111-113-115-121-123-290740-

AL 
.    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

AUTAUGA 	     BARBOUR		 BULLOCK	     
CALHOUN 	     CHAMBERS		 CHEROKEE	     
CLAY		     CLEBURNE		 COOSA		     
DEKALB		     ELMORE		 ETOWAH 	     
JACKSON 	     LEE		 LOWNDES	     
MACON		     MARSHALL		 MONTGOMERY	     
PIKE		     RANDOLPH		 RUSSELL	     
ST. CLAIR	     TALLADEGA		 TALLAPOOSA	     
$$


TNC051-290740-

TN 
.    TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

FRANKLIN	     
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 722

VALID 290520Z - 290640Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 60 SE MEI TO
35 NW SEM TO 15 NNE TCL TO 50 NW BHM TO 20 W HSV TO 30 N MSL.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2310

..THORNTON..12/29/24

ATTN...WFO...BMX...HUN...MEG...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 722 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ALC001-005-007-009-011-015-017-019-021-027-029-037-043-047-049-
051-055-071-073-081-083-085-087-089-095-101-103-105-109-111-113-
115-117-121-123-127-290640-

AL 
.    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

AUTAUGA 	     BARBOUR		 BIBB		     
BLOUNT		     BULLOCK		 CALHOUN	     
CHAMBERS	     CHEROKEE		 CHILTON	     
CLAY		     CLEBURNE		 COOSA		     
CULLMAN 	     DALLAS		 DEKALB 	     
ELMORE		     ETOWAH		 JACKSON	     
JEFFERSON	     LEE		 LIMESTONE	     
LOWNDES 	     MACON		 MADISON	     
MARSHALL	     MONTGOMERY 	 MORGAN 	     
PERRY		     PIKE		 RANDOLPH	     
RUSSELL 	     ST. CLAIR		 SHELBY 	     
TALLADEGA	     TALLAPOOSA 	 WALKER 	     
$$


TNC051-103-127-290640-

TN 
.    TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

FRANKLIN	     LINCOLN		 MOORE		     
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 722

VALID 290425Z - 290540Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2310

..THORNTON..12/29/24

ATTN...WFO...BMX...HUN...MEG...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 722 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ALC001-007-009-021-033-037-043-047-051-057-059-063-065-073-075-
077-079-083-085-091-093-101-103-105-107-109-115-117-119-121-125-
127-133-290540-

AL 
.    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

AUTAUGA 	     BIBB		 BLOUNT 	     
CHILTON 	     COLBERT		 COOSA		     
CULLMAN 	     DALLAS		 ELMORE 	     
FAYETTE 	     FRANKLIN		 GREENE 	     
HALE		     JEFFERSON		 LAMAR		     
LAUDERDALE	     LAWRENCE		 LIMESTONE	     
LOWNDES 	     MARENGO		 MARION 	     
MONTGOMERY	     MORGAN		 PERRY		     
PICKENS 	     PIKE		 ST. CLAIR	     
SHELBY		     SUMTER		 TALLADEGA	     
TUSCALOOSA	     WALKER		 WINSTON	     
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 722

VALID 290330Z - 290440Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..THORNTON..12/29/24

ATTN...WFO...BMX...HUN...MEG...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 722 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ALC001-007-009-021-033-037-043-047-051-057-059-063-065-073-075-
077-079-083-085-091-093-101-103-105-107-109-115-117-119-121-125-
127-133-290440-

AL 
.    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

AUTAUGA 	     BIBB		 BLOUNT 	     
CHILTON 	     COLBERT		 COOSA		     
CULLMAN 	     DALLAS		 ELMORE 	     
FAYETTE 	     FRANKLIN		 GREENE 	     
HALE		     JEFFERSON		 LAMAR		     
LAUDERDALE	     LAWRENCE		 LIMESTONE	     
LOWNDES 	     MARENGO		 MARION 	     
MONTGOMERY	     MORGAN		 PERRY		     
PICKENS 	     PIKE		 ST. CLAIR	     
SHELBY		     SUMTER		 TALLADEGA	     
TUSCALOOSA	     WALKER		 WINSTON	     
$$


MSC013-017-057-081-095-115-117-141-290440-

MS 
.    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CALHOUN 	     CHICKASAW		 ITAWAMBA	     
LEE		     MONROE		 PONTOTOC	     
PRENTISS	     TISHOMINGO 	 
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

Hazard	Tornadoes	EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood	Moderate	Moderate

Severe Wind	65 kt+ Wind
High	Moderate

Severe Hail	2"+ Hail
Low	Low

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Tornadoes

Probability of 2 or more tornadoes	Mod (60%)
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes	Mod (40%)

Wind

Probability of 10 or more severe wind events	High (70%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots	Mod (40%)

Hail

Probability of 10 or more severe hail events	Low (20%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches	Low (10%)

Combined Severe Hail/Wind

Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events

High (80%)

For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch (listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster. The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2% to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities), "Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%. High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of an increased threat for a particular event.