Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Hazardous Weather Outlook for Late Tonight into Wednesday

GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF A DEEPENING WEATHER SYSTEM TODAY AND TONIGHT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR ALL LOCATIONS IN CENTRAL ALABAMA. WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA.

LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL IMPACT MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. SOME TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORMS COULD BEGIN AFFECTING THE WESTERN COUNTIES AS EARLY AS 1 AM...WITH THE MAIN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA BY 5 AM. AS WITH EVERY SYSTEM...SLIGHT CHANGES IN TIMING AND STRENGTH ARE POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FUTURE FORECAST FOR ANY CHANGES..

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH ALL ACTIVITY EXITING THE SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES BY 6 PM. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL AND A FEW TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE THREATS WITH THIS SYSTEM.WITH STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME TYPE OF WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NECESSARY...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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