A long line of showers and thunderstorms is approaching the western border of Alabama at this hour.
The solid line of storms is within about 5 miles of Colbert and Franklin County... 20 miles west of Hamilton and Vernon... and 30 miles west of Carrollton.
The activity is about 95 miles west of downtown Birmingham.
The line is moving east at about 25 miles per hour.
It could reach the Birmingham Metro area a little after 11 p.m. This should give the final acts at City Stages the opportunity to finish before the weather arrives. Great news. Of course, Brian Peters will be monitoring everything carefully for festival organizers from his perch high atop downtown Birmingham.
Very heavy rainfall... dangerous lightning... postentially damaging winds and even some small hail will accompany the line as it continues into Alabama and eastward through the evening hours.
It seems to be maintaining its strength at this hour, but it should slowly lose intensity as it heads eastward.
No watches or warnings are in effect in Mississippi or Alabama at this time. There have been a couple of tornado warnings in the Indianapolis area as well as the Green Bay, Wisconsin area.
The solid line of storms is within about 5 miles of Colbert and Franklin County... 20 miles west of Hamilton and Vernon... and 30 miles west of Carrollton.
The activity is about 95 miles west of downtown Birmingham.
The line is moving east at about 25 miles per hour.
It could reach the Birmingham Metro area a little after 11 p.m. This should give the final acts at City Stages the opportunity to finish before the weather arrives. Great news. Of course, Brian Peters will be monitoring everything carefully for festival organizers from his perch high atop downtown Birmingham.
Very heavy rainfall... dangerous lightning... postentially damaging winds and even some small hail will accompany the line as it continues into Alabama and eastward through the evening hours.
It seems to be maintaining its strength at this hour, but it should slowly lose intensity as it heads eastward.
No watches or warnings are in effect in Mississippi or Alabama at this time. There have been a couple of tornado warnings in the Indianapolis area as well as the Green Bay, Wisconsin area.
on June 18, 2006, 8:55 pm
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