A Look At Today’s Severe Weather Threat
Brian Peters will be along shortly with the Weather Xtreme video… I am on “vacation” this week, but of course will be around today to handle severe weather coverage on ABC 33/40 if needed.
PLACEMENT: The Storm Prediction Center has most of West and Central Alabama in the standard “slight risk” of severe weather today, with a “marginal risk” for far East Alabama…
We note the higher tornado probabilities are over West Alabama…
Just understand any part of Alabama could see severe storms today, but the greatest risk is west of a line from Huntsville to Geneva, in the “slight risk” area.
TIMING: Storms will enter West Alabama as early as 8:00… then moving across the state during the day.
MODES: The core threat will come from damaging straight line winds, however a few tornadoes are certainly possible. Hail is not especially likely. As noted above, the higher tornado probabilities are over West Alabama, especially north of I-20 and west of I-65.
FLOODING: Much of North and Central Alabama is under a flash flood watch.
Rain amounts of 1-2 inches can be expected today, and needless to say the ground is saturated. Rivers remain in flood; see this site for the latest river flood information.
TRAVELING? The weather is very active over much of the nation; see the map below.
COTTON BOWL: Alabama will take on Michigan State Thursday night at the “Cotton Bowl”, which is played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The weather will be clear and cold; after a high of 44 Thursday afternoon temperatures will drop into the 30s quickly after sunset. Wind chill index values will drop into the 20s Thursday night.
BIRMINGHAM BOWL: Auburn plays Memphis at Legion Field Wednesday at 11:00. The sky will be cloudy, and unfortunately periods of rain are likely. It will be a cool day with temperatures hovering in the low to mid 50s during the game. Take the rain gear; but on the positive side we don’t expect any thunder, and certainly no risk of severe weather.
Stay tuned today for updates on the blog…
Category: Alabama's Weather
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