The Storm Prediction Center moments ago issued a tornado watch for portions of northern Mississippi, southern/western Tennessee, southwestern Kentucky, and eastern Arkansas. At this time, no part of Alabama is included in this watch, although one may be required for northwest Alabama later depending on how storms evolve over the coming hours. For now, radar remains quiet across Alabama as well as most of Mississippi.
A plume of modestly unstable and modestly sheared airmass (indicated by EHI values exceeding 1 unit) is located to the west of Alabama…..