Be Prepared: Damaging Wind & Hail Threat in Alabama on Thursday

The Townsquare Media Weather Center is closely monitoring the potential for severe storms on Thursday. Also, there is a possibility of active weather on Friday.

Risk Level

The Storm Prediction Center has some Alabama counties under a slight risk, while maintaining their marginal risk designation for others.

West Alabama Risk Areas

Bibb - Marginal risk

Fayette – the county is split between slight and marginal risk

Greene - Marginal risk

Hale - Marginal risk

Lamar – Slight Risk

Perry - Marginal risk

Pickens - Marginal risk

Sumter - Marginal risk

Tuscaloosa - Marginal risk

Walker - Marginal risk

Timeline

The overall timeframe for the severe weather is for Thursday between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Townsquare Media Coverage Area Timeline

Bibb – Thursday 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Fayette – Thursday 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Greene – Thursday 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Hale – Thursday 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Lamar – Thursday 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Perry – Thursday 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Pickens – Thursday 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Sumter – Thursday 4 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Tuscaloosa – Thursday 4 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Walker – Thursday 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.

National Weather Service

Possible Threats

The primary concern with this weather system is “damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph and quarter-size hail,” said the National Weather Service in Birmingham.

Mary K. – Weather Forecaster

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