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Late Night Look at the Saturday Severe Weather Threat

| April 22, 2017 @ 1:35 am

Some late night forecast thoughts as we head toward a busy Saturday across Central Alabama.

Severe thunderstorm watch is in effect to the west of Alabama for storms that are currently from eastern Arkansas and western Tennessee through Central Arkansas and into northeastern Texas. They are slowly weakening and the remnants may just graze Northwest Alabama after sunrise.

The tan areas are wind advisories, something we my need tomorrow as well. The green areas for flood watches. We should get one half to one inch of rain, but flooding won’t be a problem.

The severe weather threat is the headline.

The new SPC Day One is ready ad in the barn for 7 a.m. Here is what it looks like:

Pretty much in line with what yesterday’s Day Two Outlook looked like. There is a severe weather threat late this afternoon and evening generally for areas northwest of I-59. A line of storms is expected to form by noon around the Mississippi River and gain strength as it crosses the state of Mississippi, feeding on 1,000-2,000 joules of CAPE.

This line of storms should reach West Alabama around 3-4 p.m., the I-59 Corridor from Gadsden to Birmingham to Tuscaloosa around 5-6 p.m. and then into East Alabama between 7-10 p.m.

The good news is, the tornado threat appears to be nil. There is a threat of damaging winds and large hail however.

Most of the day will be dry, with warm temperatures in the 80s and an increasingly breezy south wind.

It’s the kind of day where you want to review your severe weather safety plan and have a way to receive warnings wherever you are.

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