Friday, April 4, 2008

Severe Outlook Today/Tonight

SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT STARTING AS EARLY AS 9 AM ACROSS THE NORTHWEST COUNTIES AND LASTING AS LATE AS 3 AM SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST COUNTIES. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALL POSSIBLE.THE STORMS WILL ARRIVE IN THE FORM OF A SQUALL LINE...THAT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SEVERE THREAT THIS MORNING WILL BE CONFINED TO AREAS NORTH OF A LINEFROM MILLPORT TO JASPER. DURING THE AFTERNOON...THE SQUALL LINEWILL AFFECT AREAS ALONG THE I-20 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CARRROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...BIRMINGHAM...ONEONTA...AND ANNISTON.SEVERE STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS SOUTH OF I-20 AND NORTH OF I-85 BETWEEN 3 PM CDT AND 9 PM CDT.

IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF SEVEREWEATHER...THE SLOW MOVING SQUALL LINE WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25MPH.

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