Thursday, April 3, 2008

Updated Outlook for Today and Tomorrow

DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS EASTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE WIND GUSTS UPTO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. A BACK DOOR FRONT WILL MOVE FROM GEORGIA INTO EAST ALABAMA THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL ACT AS A TRIGGER FORAFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE LIKELIHOOD OF SEVERE STORMS ON FRIDAY CONTINUES TO INCREASE.SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA ON FRIDAY...WITH THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT STARTING AS EARLY AS 2 PM AND LASTING AS LATE AS 3 AM SATURDAY. THE STORMS ARE MOST LIKELY TO COME IN THE FORM OF A SQUALL LINE...THAT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST FRIDAY NIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREAT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SQUALL LINE WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. HOWEVER...SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY BE EMBEDDED IN THE LINE...OR FORM AHEAD OF THE LINE...COULD ALSO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

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