WWUS20 KWNS 020051 SEL7 SPC WW 020051 ALZ000-GAZ000-NCZ000-TNZ000-020800- URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 7 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 750 PM EST Sat Jan 1 2022 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Northern Alabama Northern Georgia Western North Carolina Eastern Tennessee * Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 750 PM until 300 AM EST. * Primary threats include... A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely SUMMARY...Clusters of severe storms including some embedded/semi-discrete supercells will continue to quickly spread east-northeastward across the region through the late evening and early overnight hours. A seasonably moist and modestly unstable environment will support a damaging wind/tornado risk in the presence of strengthening low/mid-level winds, which will support rotating storms. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles west southwest of Huntsville AL to 35 miles east of Knoxville TN. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). 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 4...WW 5...WW 6... AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector 25045. ...Guyer