08:20:35 According to the National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office in Birmingham there is a limited threat of severe storms for much of Central Alabama late morning through the afternoon. The threats include damaging winds, large hail, and an isolated tornado. At this time the current timing forecast is from 9 a.m. through 7 p.m. with the primary time for the severe weather being from about 3:00 p.m. to about 6:00 p.m.
There is also a minimal limited threat of severe storms Wednesday afternoon and evening for much of Central Alabama. If storms can develop, the threats will include damaging winds and large hail. They will refine the area and timing as we get closer to the weather event tomorrow.
You will find the Hazardous Weather Outlook along with a couple of graphics from the NWS below. The graphics describe the threats we may see along with information on the timing of the severe threat that we may see.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
616 AM CST TUE FEB 7 2017
“THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.
.DAY ONE…OUTLOOK THROUGH TONIGHT.
THERE IS A LOW CONFIDENCE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, INCLUDING
DAMAGING WINDS, LARGE HAIL, AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO ACROSS MUCH OF
CENTRAL ALABAMA BETWEEN 9 AM AND 7 PM THIS EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
A SECOND SYSTEM COULD BRING A LOW END THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MUCH
OF CENTRAL ALABAMA AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE
NECESSARY ON THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.”
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