SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 261

WW 261 SEVERE TSTM AL MS TN 011625Z - 020000Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 261 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1125 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northern Alabama Northern Mississippi Southwestern Tennessee * Effective this Monday morning and evening from 1125 AM until 700 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...A very warm, moist, and unstable airmass is in place from the Mid-South into the Southeast States. Thunderstorm development is ongoing along an outflow boundary in southwest/southern Middle TN, with additional development ahead of this outflow possible as well. Very strong buoyancy will support robust updraft/downdraft cycles capable of damaging gusts and isolated hail throughout the afternoon and into the evening. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles northwest of Oxford MS to 30 miles northeast of Anniston AL. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). 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. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 30030. ...Mosier Read more