Friday, April 11, 2008

Severe Storms Possible this Afternoon


STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AS NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONSOLIDATE INTO A LINE AS WE REACH THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT PEAKING BETWEEN 1 AND 8 PM. THE AREA OF GREATEST CONCERN IS ROUGHLY BETWEEN INTERSTATES 59 AND 85. DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREATS...ALTHOUGH BRIEF TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
AFTER THIS STORM SYSTEM PASSES LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLYSATURDAY MORNING...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL LIKELY BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 12 AND 18 MPH ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH.MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS...COLD TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. SOME LOCATIONS MAY SEE TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING.

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