Isolated Storms Possible with Chance for Minor Flooding and Damaging Winds this Week / UPDATED

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

OVERVIEW:

A cold front will move into northwest Alabama Tuesday evening and then stall and linger across the area into Wednesday. Thunderstorms will develop along/ahead of the front, and a few may become severe. Heavier, slow-moving thunderstorms may also lead to localized flash flooding.

CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST:

A small expansion of marginal risk area.

WHERE:

* Severe: Along and west of a line from Marengo County to Etowah County.

* Flooding: Along and west of Interstate 59.

WHEN:

* Severe: Tuesday evening (5 PM – Midnight).

* Flooding: Tuesday evening through Wednesday.

THREATS:

* A tornado or two.

* Isolated damaging winds up to 60 mph.

* Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches along and west of Interstate 59; locally higher amounts of 3+ inches generally along the Highway 278 corridor.