704  
WWUS20 KWNS 201933  
SEL5  
SPC WW 201933  
ALZ000-GAZ000-ILZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-TNZ000-210300-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 305  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
235 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
NORTHERN ALABAMA  
NORTHWEST GEORGIA  
SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS  
SOUTHWEST INDIANA  
CENTRAL KENTUCKY  
MIDDLE TENNESSEE  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 235 PM UNTIL  
1000 PM CDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE  
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS  
TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY  
 
SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE  
WATCH AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. DAMAGING  
WINDS, LARGE HAIL, AND A FEW TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED.  
 
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE MILES  
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTH OF BOWLING GREEN KY TO  
35 MILES SOUTH OF HUNTSVILLE AL. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE  
WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).  
 
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 302...WW 303...WW 304...  
 
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL  
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND  
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN  
STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.  
 
...HART  
 
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