Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
430 AM CST WED JAN 20 2010

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430 AM CST WED JAN 20 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS
OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATER
THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ALONG WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
THE AREA TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1
TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. ON TOP OF ALREADY
SATURATED GROUNDS...THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL QUICKLY ELEVATE THE
FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
TONIGHT THROUGH 12 PM THURSDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAIN AND ELEVATED FLASH FLOOD THREAT...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AS AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY. AT THIS TIME...THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH ANY STORMS WILL BE
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...HOWEVER AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT
BE RULED OUT.

ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THIS WEEKEND WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. MORE HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH WILL ONLY
WORSEN THE FLASH FLOOD SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS
POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.