Marginal Severe Risk Brings Threat of Damaging Winds to West Alabama

West Alabama residents can expect active weather this afternoon and into the evening. The Storm Prediction Center has placed portions of Alabama under a “Marginal Risk” for severe thunderstorms.

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Potential Impacted Areas

These strong to severe storms are forecasted to impact the northwest half of Central Alabama and include nearly the entire Townsquare Media listening areas.

Bibb

Fayette

Greene

Hale

Lamar

Perry – almost the entire county

Pickens

Sumter

Tuscaloosa

Walker

Possible Threats

The National Weather Service in Birmingham said that the main threat is “damaging winds with gusts up to 60 mph.”

James Spann, Alabama Weather Network and Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa Chief Meteorologist, said that with “very limited instability and weak dynamics, we just don't expect any real problems, although some thunder is possible.”

Rain Outlook

The northern half of the state can expect 0.5 to 1 inch of rain

The southern counties can expect lighter totals, mostly under .25 inch

Mary K. - Weather Forecaster