A new tornado watch has been issued that includes several Alabama counties:

Here is the full messaging from the SPC:

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Western and Northern Alabama Southern Middle Tennessee * Effective this Saturday morning from 235 AM until 1000 AM CDT. * Primary threats include… A couple tornadoes possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible SUMMARY…A cluster of severe thunderstorms will continue northeast on the eastern periphery of a moist and unstable warm sector. A few supercells will be potentially capable of a tornado risk, as well as a risk for damaging gusts and perhaps some hail through the early morning. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles east and west of a line from 100 miles north of Huntsville AL to 40 miles south of Tuscaloosa AL. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2). 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.

Be sure to have multiple ways to receive alerts in the event of a warning being issued for your location.

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