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Published 12:00 am Saturday, April 26, 2008

A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA

THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING…MAINLY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 1 PM AND 8

PM. WHILE THE THREAT OF STRONG STORMS IS POSSIBLE JUST ABOUT

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ANYWHERE…THE MORE UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL GENERALLY BE SOUTH OF THE

I-20 CORRIDOR. THE MAIN THREAT ACCOMPANYING ANY STRONG STORMS THAT DO

DEVELOP WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES…SMALL HAIL…AND WINDS

GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS WEST OF I-65 FROM 3

PM SUNDAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS

ARE LIKELY ANYWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND

SUNDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING

STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

A STRONG COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL

ALABAMA SUNDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM…A VERY WARM AND UNSTABLE

AIR MASS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT SUNDAY

AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE

NEEDED LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.