Eli Jacks, the Chief of the NWS Forecast Services Division, released a statement this morning that there will be a major change to the NWS Hazard Messaging Headlines by discontinuing “Advisory” due to the confusion that the term causes, especially compared to a watch or warning.
The latest look at the conditions across the area shows that there is a lack of instability across the northern half of North/Central Alabama for the formation and/or continuation of stronger to severe storms.
At 1119 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles south of Sewanee to 8 miles east of New Market. Movement was southeast at 25 mph.
The latest local mesoscale discussion from NWS Birmingham confirms what NWS Huntsville was mentioning earlier about the severe weather threat diminishes quicker than first expected.
At 942 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near J P Coleman State Park to 7 miles southwest of Burton. Movement was northeast at 55 mph.
A well-developed storm in northern Mississippi may pose a severe threat for the next 30 to 45 minutes before weakening. Watch unlikely.
As of 7:40 pm, there is not much happening in North/Central Alabama at the moment, but the activity stretching from eastern parts of Texas through the western and middle parts of Tennessee is heading in our direction.
Storms have struggled to produce much wind damage up to this point. As the boundary layer cools, the favorable window for damaging wind will diminish within a few hours.
A severe weather threat continues through the overnight hours for much of the Deep and Mid-South, including Alabama.
There is a risk of severe weather including damaging winds, hail, and a couple of tornadoes along and northwest of a line from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham to Gadsden overnight.
