THE TENNESSEE VALLEY-HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
506 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014
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506 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS
OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
A NARROW LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED BUT SEVERE WEATHER IS
NOT ANTICIPATED WITH THIS INITIAL LINE.
ANOTHER LINE OF STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN
TO MOVE INTO NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING AND
ADVANCE EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS
UP TO 50 TO 60 MPH WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THIS LINE OF
STORMS. SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STORMS…IN ADDITION TO LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO MONDAY EVENING. ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS…INCLUDING
DAMAGING WINDS…TORNADOES…LARGE HAIL…AND FLASH FLOODING. A FEW
STRONG TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. THE THREAT FOR AREAL
AND RIVER FLOODING WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY DUE
TO THE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF RAINFALL. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2
TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH TUESDAY…WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…
ONE FINAL ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED ALONG A COLD FRONT AS
IT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE
STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER…WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS AS THE PRIMARY THREATS.
.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT…
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS
LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
