Severe Weather Predicted for tonight – MAP

NORTHWEST ALABAMA – NOAA is forecasting some severe weather coming into our area late this afternoon, lasting throughout the night.

Here’s the map:

Here’s the forecast from NOAA:

Wind Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
346 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

.AN AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND INTO THE WESTERN GREAT
LAKES REGION BY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL SUPPORT VERY STRONG SOUTH
WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.

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LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...
RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR...
GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG...
FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER
346 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALL OF NORTHERN ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF
  SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE BETWEEN NOON TODAY AND MIDNIGHT
  TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS AROUND 25 MPH ALONG WITH FREQUENT
  GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. BOTH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL BE
  HIGHER IN ELEVATED TERRAIN ABOVE 1200 FEET.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED OBJECTS...LIKE PATIO FURNITURE AND
  TRASH CANS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 25
MPH...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
AFFECTED AREA. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN
ADDITION...ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS REMAIN SECURE...
INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS.

Link to ways to stay safe HERE