HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 923 AM CST TUE DEC 1 2009
Expiration: 930 AM CST WED DEC 02 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SURFACE WIND WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS A DEEPENING GULF LOW MOVES
ONSHORE. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE
EXPECTED.
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL SPREAD INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA OVERNIGHT. THE
PRIMARY CONCERN WILL BE WIDESPREAD 12 HOUR RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
1 TO 3 INCHES MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
20. ELSEWHERE...LESS THAN 1.5 INCHES IS EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
SURFACE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA.
SUSTAINED WIND OF 15 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IS EXPECTED
AREA WIDE.
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY EAST OF
INTERSTATE 65. ELSEWHERE...1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. TOTAL
RAINFALL ACCUMULATION BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR INCHES IS EXPECTED.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER OF
CENTRAL ALABAMA ON WEDNESDAY. THE THREAT AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND
SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...BUT HAIL AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE
RULED OUT.
THE EXTENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA IS HIGHLY
DEPENDENT ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW...AND ANY CHANGE IN
THE FORECAST TRACK WILL IMPACT THE AREAS AFFECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BECOME
NECESSARY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
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