[SARC] HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK - NWS BIRMINGHAM - 736 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2008

[John Brown]

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
736 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2008


THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

GUSTY WINDS OF UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER 10 AM MONDAY
MORNING AS STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
STORM SYSTEM. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FROM LATE
MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA
MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.  DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...
ISOLATED TORNADOES...AND HEAVY RAIN ARE ALL POSSIBLE AS A STRONG COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. AREAS NEAR AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 65
COULD SEE DAMAGING ISOLATED SUPERCELLS AS EARLY AS 9 PM...WITH THE
MAIN SQUALL LINE PUSHING INTO THE STATE AROUND 12 MIDNIGHT IN
WEST ALABAMA...REACHING THE INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR AROUND 6 AM...AND
POSSIBLY NOT EXITING THE STATE UNTIL 12 NOON.

THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS EVENT AND SEVERE WEATHER DURING
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS CAN BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. TAKE TIME TO GO
OVER YOUR SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY PLAN...MAKE SURE YOUR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO IS FUNCTIONAL AND CHECK BACK OFTEN FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

FINALLY...WINDS WILL ALSO BE GUSTY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20
MPH AND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ON TUESDAY.  A LAKE WIND ADVISORY OR POSSIBLY
A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL LIKELY BE
NECESSARY LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

AFFECTED COUNTIES:
IN ALABAMA: AUTAUGA, BARBOUR, BIBB, BLOUNT, BULLOCK, CALHOUN, CHAMBERS, CHEROKEE, CHILTON, CLAY, CLEBURNE, COOSA, DALLAS, ELMORE, ETOWAH, FAYETTE, GREENE, HALE, JEFFERSON, LAMAR, LEE, LOWNDES, MACON, MARENGO, MARION, MONTGOMERY, PERRY, PICKENS, PIKE, RANDOLPH, RUSSELL, SHELBY, ST CLAIR, SUMTER, TALLADEGA, TALLAPOOSA, TUSCALOOSA, WALKER, WINSTON.

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John Brown - KE4HIE
ARRL Emergency Coordinator
Covington Co. Alabama 
E-Mail - ke4hie at alaweb.com
Cell Phone - 334-804-7233
For links to local weather information
Go to the following sites:
http://www.alaweb.com/~ke4hie/index.html or
http://www.alaweb.com/~ke4hie/weather.html or
view the South Alabama Radio Club Web Pages at:
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