Overnight storms could end up being the main severe weather threat -- at least for central Alabama, forecasters said.
Published:Severe storms and tornadoes will now be possible overnight tonight across central Alabama. That's a major forecast change from earlier on Saturday, when storms were expected mainly during Sunday afternoon.The National Weather Service said it has made some big changes to its forecast for severe weather for Alabama.
The weather service office in Birmingham said it now looks like strong to severe storms will be possible across central Alabama during the overnight and early morning hours -- and there will likely not be a secondary threat on Sunday afternoon. The overnight storms could end up being the main severe weather threat -- at least for central Alabama, forecasters said.
The weather service in Birmingham altered its forecast for central Alabama and has placed that region in a Level 2 out of 5 severe weather risk for tonight, mainly from 1 a.m. until noon on Sunday.Forecasters said storms are now expected to develop across northern Mississippi late tonight and spread southeastward into Alabama during the early morning hours.
Significant changes to our forecast...Strong to severe storms will move from northwest to southeast late tonight through Sunday morning. Damaging winds up to 60 mph and a couple of tornadoes appear possible. Severe storms are no longer expected Sunday afternoon.
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