WW 226 SEVERE TSTM AL GA MS 100340Z – 101000Z
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 226
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1040 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southern Alabama
Southwest Georgia
Southern Mississippi
* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 1040 PM
until 500 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include…
Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
mph likely
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 2 inches in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY…Multiple clusters of fast-moving thunderstorms are
expected to affect the watch area tonight. Damaging winds and hail
are expected with the most intense storms.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 110
statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles south southwest
of Evergreen AL to 40 miles north northeast of Montgomery AL. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
REMEMBER…A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION…CONTINUE…WW 223…WW 224…WW 225…
AVIATION…A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27035.
…Hart
