HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

1133 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 1 PM AND 8PM. WHILE THE THREAT OF STRONG STORMS IS POSSIBLE JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE...THE MORE UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL GENERALLY BE SOUTH OF THE I-20 CORRIDOR. THE MAIN THREAT ACCOMPANYING ANY STRONG STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS WEST OF I-65 FROM 3PM SUNDAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ANYWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

A STRONG COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA SUNDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...A VERY WARM AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT.