Storms possible this evening

Published 4:50 pm Wednesday, August 6, 2008

ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AREAWIDE THROUGH 8

PM. THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR WET MICROBURSTS WITH ANY STORMS

THAT DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

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MICROBURSTS USUALLY CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 50 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON

THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS

WILL BE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS…LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL…AND

DEADLY LIGHTNING. THE BEST CHANCE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL

BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON…WITH THE AREA

MOVING SOUTHWARD TO THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR THURSDAY NIGHT. ON

FRIDAY…THESE STORMS SHOULD GENERALLY BE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 AND

NEAR INTERSTATE 85 U.S. HIGHWAY 80 CORRIDOR BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

THESE STORMS WILL FORM IN THE VICINITY OF A COLD FRONT AS IT CROSSES

CENTRAL ALABAMA.

A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS

ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE CROSSES THE AREA WHILE A SURFACE FRONT IS

IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AT THIS TIME…IT APPEARS THERE COULD BE A FEW

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BECOME

NECESSARY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.