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April 12 Severe Event


joshwx2003
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AL cell

EVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
444 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2020  
  
ALC127-122245-  
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-200412T2245Z/  
WALKER AL-  
444 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2020  
  
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR WALKER  
COUNTY...  
          
AT 444 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BOLEY SPRINGS, OR  
15 MILES SOUTH OF CARBON HILL, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.  
  
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.  
  
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.  
  

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Just now, DanLarsen34 said:

You've got to think if these storms maintain themselves that we'll see a potential upgrade to high risk in the day's final update, not that it really matters at this point.

Last time that happened I believe was May 22, 2004. Day of the Hallam tornado

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RGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 110  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
440 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2020  
  
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
  
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF   
  CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA  
  SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI  
  
* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM 440 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.  
   
..THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION  
  
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
  NUMEROUS TORNADOES EXPECTED WITH A FEW INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY  
  WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3  
    INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY  
  WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY  
  
SUMMARY...INTENSE SUPERCELLS OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WILL TRACK  
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.  THE MOST INTENSE STORMS WILL  
BE CAPABLE OF STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES, VERY LARGE HAIL, AND  
DAMAGING WINDS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  

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The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Central and Southern Alabama
     Southeast Mississippi

   * Effective this Sunday afternoon from 440 PM until Midnight CDT.

   ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

   * Primary threats include...
     Numerous tornadoes expected with a few intense tornadoes likely
     Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
       inches in diameter likely
     Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

   SUMMARY...Intense supercells over southern Mississippi will track
   northeastward across the watch area.  The most intense storms will
   be capable of strong to violent tornadoes, very large hail, and
   damaging winds afternoon and evening.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
   north and south of a line from 55 miles south of Meridian MS to 35
   miles south southeast of Anniston AL. For a complete depiction of
   the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
   WOU0).

   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 106...WW 107...WW
   108...WW 109...

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
   surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 25035.
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