Tornado Watch in Effect for Montgomery County, Surrounding Areas

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for Montgomery County and the surrounding areas, beginning at 12:40 p.m. this afternoon

The Tornado Watch is in effect until 10 p.m. this evening, as the remnants of Hurricane Ida pass through the region. A Flash Flood watch is also in effect until 8 a.m. Thursday morning.

According to the National Weather Service:

Tornado Watches are issued by the Storm Prediction Center for counties where tornadoes may occur. The watch area is typically large, covering numerous counties or even states.
Tornado Warnings are issued by your local forecast office. Warnings typically encompass a much smaller area (around the size of a city or small county) that may be impacted by a tornado identified by a forecaster on radar or by a trained spotter/law enforcement who is watching the storm.

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