SPC Tornado Watch 81

WW 81 TORNADO AL AR MS TN 310355Z – 311000Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 81
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1055 PM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Northwest Alabama
  Far East-Central Arkansas
  Northern Mississippi
  Far Southern Middle Tennessee

* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 1055 PM
  until 500 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to continue
eastward/southeastward into the region tonight. Environmental
conditions support the potential strong wind gusts and large hail
with storms embedded within the approaching convective line. Some
line-embedded tornadoes could occur as well. Additionally, a few
supercells are also possible, particularly over northern MS. These
supercells would be capable of all severe hazards, including very
large hail and tornadoes.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 110 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles west northwest of Muscle
Shoals AL to 55 miles south of Oxford MS. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU1).

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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 72...WW 76...WW 77...WW
78...WW 79...WW 80...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 34035.

...Mosier

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