HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
739 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.
TONIGHT.
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EXTREME WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA COUNTIES. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THE TORNADO THREAT APPEARS TO BE MINIMAL AT THIS TIME... HOWEVER A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN CAN NOT BE ENTIRELY RULED OUT. THE MAIN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO WESTERN ALABAMA AROUND 5 AM AND LAST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY.
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED 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.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH ALL ACTIVITY EXITING SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES BY 4 PM. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE THREATS WITH THIS SYSTEM.
WITH STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO 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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