Saturday, May 10, 2008

Potential for Severe Wx This Afternoon through Sunday around Noon


THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE MAIN THREAT WILL COME MAINLY AFTER 8 PM THIS EVENING IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS EXISTS ACROSS THE AREA AND ANY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP DURING THE HEATING OF THE DAY...HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE STRONG TO SEVERE. HOWEVER...THE MORE ORGANIZED WIDESPREAD CONVECTION AND POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT.


DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES...ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH NOON ON SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE GREATEST THREAT AREA WILL BE EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR. THIS SEVERE THREAT WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. FINALLY...THERE IS A RISK OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALLOF CENTRAL ALABAMA ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. FORECAST CONFIDENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS RATHER LOW AT THIS POINT. IF CONFIDENCE LATER INCREASES...THEN A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT MAY NEED TO BE INTRODUCED IN LATER OUTLOOKS.

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