Thursday, April 24, 2008

Weekend Outlook

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ANY STORMS THAT DO FORM HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME STRONG...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONTMOVES INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THEN STALLS. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE BEST CHANCES FOR STRONG STORMS ON SATURDAY WILL OCCUR DURING THE HEATING OF THE AFTERNOON AND POTENTIALLY LAST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE MAIN THREAT ACCOMPANYING ANY STRONG STORM WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH.

ON SUNDAY...ADDITIONAL UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WILL SHIFT ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG STORMS. ONCE AGAIN...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...UP TO 40 MPH...ALONG WITH LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. STRONG STORMS ON SUNDAY LOOK MOST LIKELY ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF CENTRAL ALABAMA.

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