ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG NORTH OF INTERSTATE 85. SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE 1 PM THROUGH8 PM. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS ALSO A CONCERN...ESPECIALLY GIVEN TH EOUTDOOR EVENTS ONGOING IN THE STATE.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA ON SATURDAY...MAINLY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF NOON AND 8 PM. WHILE THE THREAT OF STRONG STORMS IS POSSIBLE JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE EARLY IN THE DAY...THE MAIN THREAT AREA WILL SHIFT MORE INTO THE SOUTH HALF OFALABAMA AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. THE MAIN THREAT ACCOMPANYING ANY STRONG STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.