The primary line of storms ahead of the cold front will track across the state after 9 p.m. and continue after midnight. Tomorrow night the storms will evolve into a long squall line, and the greatest threat with the passage of that line will come from strong, perhaps damaging straight line winds.
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While the Gulf Coast is expected to have only a limited risk for severe weather, the NWS says “a tornado can’t be ruled out”.
Further south, on the warm side of the storm, severe storms and tornadoes are possible from southern IL and IN to Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, according to AccuWeather. Highs will push into the lower 70s later Tuesday.
Parts of five states from north-central Kansas to southwest Minnesota remain under blizzard warnings, the Weather Channel said.
The National Weather Service in Birmingham issued a tornado warning for Sumter and Pickens counties Tuesday afternoon, and storm chasers have told the weather service that a tornado was spotted on the ground.
“The Storm Prediction Center: “… tornadoes are likely from MS and Alabama northward into the Ohio Valley Tuesday afternoon and evening”.
A tornado watch has been issued for counties in the WBRC viewing area until 10 p.m.
National and Alabama meteorologists have been calling this weather event for almost a week.
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Severe gusts over 65mph are possible and a few tornadoes can’t be ruled out either… especially west and southwest of Indianapolis where the highest probabilities of severe weather exist. By late Wednesday, we will see a gradually clearing sky. A daytime rebound into the upper 40s may be all we can manage Thursday, but expect low to mid 50s by Friday. We will have continuing severe weather updates at the top and bottom of each hour today so be sure to stay with WBRC for the latest!
