A few showers and storms are starting to fire hear this afternoon, apparently along an outflow boundary leftover from the Tennessee storms last night. The airmass is unstable and the cap is breaking enough to allow the storms to form.
The activity currently extends across Cullman, Blount and Etowah Counties. The storms are scattered and small for the time being, and will probably intensify and expand in coverage for the next few hours.
The storms will be of the pulse variety for the most part. With limited wind shear, the storms will form and then quickly choke on their own downdrafts. Some may form into clusters of multiple updrafts. There could be some reports of hail and even a chance of a few damagin wind reports in some of the stronger storms.
And with everyone getting involved in outdoor activities on this holiday weekend...lightning has to be considered. Remember the 30-30 rule. When you hear thunder within 30 seconds of seeing a lightning strike, you have to take shelter. And stay there until 30 minutes after you hear the last thunder.
The activity currently extends across Cullman, Blount and Etowah Counties. The storms are scattered and small for the time being, and will probably intensify and expand in coverage for the next few hours.
The storms will be of the pulse variety for the most part. With limited wind shear, the storms will form and then quickly choke on their own downdrafts. Some may form into clusters of multiple updrafts. There could be some reports of hail and even a chance of a few damagin wind reports in some of the stronger storms.
And with everyone getting involved in outdoor activities on this holiday weekend...lightning has to be considered. Remember the 30-30 rule. When you hear thunder within 30 seconds of seeing a lightning strike, you have to take shelter. And stay there until 30 minutes after you hear the last thunder.
on May 27, 2006, 3:04 pm
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on May 27, 2006, 4:33 pm
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