A winter storm warning is in effect for all of North Alabama and extends as far south as Fayette, Birmingham, and Anniston. A winter weather advisory has been issued for places as far south as Tuscaloosa, Clanton, Wetumpka, and Opelika.
As of 9:50pm, we currently have no active warnings for Alabama, but the line of rain and storms continues to move eastward through the area, stretching from north of Scottsboro to Jasper to south of York.
At 8:45 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Pickensville, moving east at 40 mph. Radar has indicated rotation within the storm, which could lead to the development of a tornado.
We have some active storms out there over the western parts of the state, including a potential tornado touchdown near Vina in Franklin County, with power outages reported.
At 8:05 PM CST, Doppler radar detected thunderstorms along a line extending from near Caledonia to near Brooksville. These storms are moving northeast at 45 mph.
As of 8:01 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles north of St. Florian to near Hackleburg. These storms are moving east at 45 mph.
A possible TDS was detected very near to Vina in southwestern Franklin County in North Alabama.
The main part of the line of storms is now approaching Lamar and Marion Counties in the western parts of Central Alabama.
The line of rain and storms is approaching west Alabama with portions of the line moving into and through the northwestern corner of the state.
Severe weather is ramping up to the west of Alabama, but it should weaken as it moves into western Alabama this evening. There is a chance of a damaging wind gust or an isolated brief tornado across the western part of the state from 8 pm until 2 am.
A line of strong to severe storms will move into western Alabama Sunday night with a lower risk of damaging winds and isolated tornadoes, as the greatest severe weather threat remains to our west across Louisiana and Mississippi.
Rain returns to Alabama today with showers increasing by morning, strong storms possible tonight west of I-65, and much colder air arriving Monday with a chance of flurries.
As we are approaching the midday hour in Alabama, skies are sunny across the state except for a few clouds creeping in from Mississippi into the southwestern portions.
High pressure dominates Alabama this Saturday, but a dynamic weather system brings a risk of severe storms Sunday evening, followed by an arctic blast and potential wintry precipitation later in the week.
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