URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 158
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
305 PM CDT Sat Apr 22 2017
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northern and West Central Alabama
Central and Northeast Mississippi
Southern Middle Tennessee
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 305 PM until
900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Storms are increasing from southwest Tennessee into
central Mississippi ahead of a cold front moving into the area.
Stronger storms will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts and
large hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 100 miles southwest of
Columbus MS to 70 miles north northeast of Huntsville AL. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
