Mid-Morning Update

The SPC has much of northern Alabama included in a slight risk for severe weather today. The risk includes areas along a line from Fayette, Birmingham and Anniston and all areas to the north. This is not a typical, widespread organized severe weather event, but thunderstorms will be scattered about the risk area. A stalled frontal boundary across the Ohio Valley will be the main focal point for thunderstorm activity in the region today. These thunderstorms will develop in a fairly unstable atmosphere with little forcing. This is a very similar to an early summer-time afternoon event.

A few showers and thunderstorms have developed this morning across some of our northern counties. This activity has pushed north into Tennessee. A very warm, moist low-level of the atmosphere will see ample sunshine and daytime heating today. Instability values will increase though out the day and should allow for scattered thunderstorms to develop later.

Main threats with these storms look to be a chance for large hail and damaging winds. An isolated tornado can not be ruled out, but is unlikely as the dynamics in the region are less than ideal for tornadic development. The radar should fill in by later this afternoon as thunderstorm activity expands. Storms should last through the evening and into the overnight hours.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather