Severe weather rolling through the area today

Published 2:06 pm Saturday, July 26, 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL

ALABAMA THROUGH 9 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. THE MAIN

THREATS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS OF UP TO 55 MPH…HAIL…AND NUMEROUS

CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES.

SUNDAY WILL ALSO MARK WHAT COULD BE THE BEGINNING OF A HEAT WAVE AS

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 90S. BY

TUESDAY…TEMPERATURES NEAR 100 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED AREA WIDE. NOT

MUCH RELIEF IS EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOUR AS TEMPERATURES ARE

ONLY EXPECT TO DROP IN THE MID 70S. THESE CONDITIONS PLUS AN

ABUNDANT AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES

APPROACHING 110 DEGREES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL

MAY BE NECESSARY ON MONDAY.

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