FLUS44 KHUN 301756 HWOHUN HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1256 PM CDT WED OCT 30 2013 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-311000- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 1256 PM CDT WED OCT 30 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AROUND 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HIGHER WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ON THURSDAY FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM FOR ALL OF NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL ALSO INCREASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WELL AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. HOWEVER...THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF STORMS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO BE TO THE WEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM MOULTON...TO HUNTSVILLE AND WINCHESTER TENNESSEE. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THIS REGION WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH AND BRIEF TORNADOES. STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA...WITH GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. THE MOST WIDESPREAD COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE ENTIRE REGION IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY EVENING. A LOW THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND BRIEF TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WELL AFTER DARK...UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PUSHES EASTWARD AFTER MIDNIGHT... ENDING THE THREAT OF STORMS FROM WEST TO EAST. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS LIKELY ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE NEED FOR SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA. $$ TT
Posted on: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 17:57:10 +0000
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