Adjusted Timing for the Severe Weather Threat Window

| December 28, 2024 @ 4:35 pm

With the lack of destabilization taking place across Alabama, NWS Birmingham has adjusted the timing for the severe weather threat window for tonight and into tomorrow morning.

While the above image shows the counties covered by NWS Birmingham, it gives the best depiction of the timing. I’ll stretch it out to cover everyone in the state as far as this timing. For locations west of a line from Huntsville to Brookwood to Mobile, the threat window will be from 7PM to 1AM Sunday. East of that, the threat window will be from 10PM to 4AM Sunday. And for locations east of a line from Heflin to Alexander City to Greenville, the threat window will be from 2AM to 7AM Sunday. We could see tornadoes, some of which could be strong, long-track tornadoes in the enhanced and moderate risk locations, damaging winds up to and possibly exceeding 70 mph, and hail up to ping pong ball size in diameter.

The Significant Tornado Parameter values coming off of the latest ensembles show that there is a major tornado threat over the southwest portions of Alabama and into the southern half of Mississippi and down into eastern Louisiana. Some of these values are topping out around 7.25. Any value over 1.0 means that there will be the risk of a significant tornado… 7.25 means there is a greater risk.

Major damage from a violent tornado near Bude, Mississippi was just shared on X. The Image shows a home has been completely obliterated and at least a half-mile wide track of snapped trees. I hate to say, but we may get even worse news throughout the night, but praying that I’ll be 100% wrong.

Stay tuned with us for frequent updates throughout the night and overnight hours. stay weather aware and be prepared.

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Scott Martin is an operational meteorologist, professional graphic artist, musician, husband, and father. Not only is Scott a member of the National Weather Association, but he is also the Central Alabama Chapter of the NWA president. Scott is also the co-founder of Racecast Weather, which provides forecasts for many racing series across the USA. He also supplies forecasts for the BassMaster Elite Series events including the BassMaster Classic.

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