Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes Likelihood Low Very Low Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind Moderate Low Severe Hail 2"+ Hail Moderate Moderate

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SEL8 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 88 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 240 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of South-central Alabama Eastern Mississippi * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 240 PM until 900 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...At least isolated strong-to-severe thunderstorms will continue to develop and intensify within a corridor from south-central/eastern Mississippi into south-central Alabama. This includes the potential for some supercells and organized clusters capable of large hail and locally damaging winds as storms move east-southeastward through early evening. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles west northwest of Meridian MS to 20 miles southeast of Auburn AL. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 87... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 28030. ...Guyer Click for Watch Status Reports

Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes Likelihood Low Very Low Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind Moderate Low Severe Hail 2"+ Hail Moderate Moderate SEL8 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 88 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 240 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of South-central Alabama Eastern Mississippi * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 240 PM until 900 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...At least isolated strong-to-severe thunderstorms will continue to develop and intensify within a corridor from south-central/eastern Mississippi into south-central Alabama. This includes the potential for some supercells and organized clusters capable of large hail and locally damaging winds as storms move east-southeastward through early evening. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles west northwest of Meridian MS to 20 miles southeast of Auburn AL. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 87... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 28030. ...Guyer

Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes Likelihood Low Very Low Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind Moderate Low Severe Hail 2"+ Hail Moderate Moderate

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SAW8 WW 88 SEVERE TSTM AL MS 081940Z - 090200Z AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE.. 35WNW MEI/MERIDIAN MS/ - 20SE AUO/AUBURN AL/ ..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /27WNW MEI - 39S LGC/ HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS. MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28030. LAT...LON 33398931 33278519 31548519 31658931 THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS FOR WOU8. Watch 88 Status Report Messages: STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 88 VALID 082255Z - 082340Z SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 55 SSE MEI TO 45 WSW SEM TO 15 N MGM TO 10 ENE AUO TO 35 NE CSG. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 316 ..COOK..04/08/20 ATTN...WFO...BMX...MOB...JAN... && STATUS REPORT FOR WS 88 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS ALC005-011-013-025-035-041-047-051-081-085-087-099-101-109-113- 131-082340- AL . ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BARBOUR BULLOCK BUTLER CLARKE CONECUH CRENSHAW DALLAS ELMORE LEE LOWNDES MACON MONROE MONTGOMERY PIKE RUSSELL WILCOX $$ THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES. $$ STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 88 VALID 082150Z - 082240Z SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 55 SW CBM TO 45 SW TCL TO 30 S TCL TO 40 S BHM TO 35 SSW ANB TO 20 NNE LGC. ..COOK..04/08/20 ATTN...WFO...BMX...MOB...JAN... && STATUS REPORT FOR WS 88 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS ALC001-005-011-013-017-021-023-025-035-037-041-047-051-081-085- 087-091-099-101-105-109-113-123-131-082240- AL . ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE AUTAUGA BARBOUR BULLOCK BUTLER CHAMBERS CHILTON CHOCTAW CLARKE CONECUH COOSA CRENSHAW DALLAS ELMORE LEE LOWNDES MACON MARENGO MONROE MONTGOMERY PERRY PIKE RUSSELL TALLAPOOSA WILCOX $$ MSC023-061-069-075-099-101-123-129-082240- MS . MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE CLARKE JASPER KEMPER LAUDERDALE NESHOBA NEWTON SCOTT SMITH $$ 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. $$