Weather Today And Tomorrow Holds Possibility Of Storms, Flooding And High Wind

THE TENNESSEE VALLEY-The weather for The Valley is going to get rather rough.  We have a wind advisory  in effect from 1 pm today, October 13th until 7 am on Tuesday, October 14th:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT
TUESDAY.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALL COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ALABAMA AND
  LINCOLN, MOORE, AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN TENNESSEE
  BETWEEN 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON AND 7 AM CDT TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35
  MPH. BOTH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER
  IN ELEVATED TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND ANY UNSECURED OUTDOOR
  OBJECTS AND MAY RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.




The chance for Servere weather remains  here is the Hazardous Weather Outlook for the next couple of days:

LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
551 AM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE WEST TODAY...WITH
THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING IN COVERAGE ONCE AGAIN BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD STORMS ARE EXPECTED BOTH IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD
FRONT THIS EVENING...AND OVERNIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES EASTWARD
INTO THE REGION. SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS ENTIRE
PERIOD...WITH DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH AND BRIEF TORNADOES THE
PRIMARY THREATS.

OTHERWISE...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE REGION
BETWEEN 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND 7 AM TUESDAY FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF
20 TO 25 MPH AND FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL LIKELY BE
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER IN ELEVATED TERRAIN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO
IN EFFECT FOR ALL COUNTIES BEGINNING AT 7 PM THIS EVENING...DUE TO
THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

THE THREAT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST BETWEEN 7
AM AND NOON TUESDAY...MAINLY FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF INTERSTATE 65. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL ALSO REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST
AREA THROUGH 1 PM TUESDAY.