Rainy Night, Storms To Come

Well after a night of some extreme weather including the first tornado outbreak of 2010 that saw 14 reported twisters in Texas and Louisiana severe wind damage along the California coast, to large hail in the Arkla-Tex region. This system has now pushed well to the East of Alabama, and our attention turns to this afternoon. The SPC has most all Alabama in a Slight Risk for severe storms as the temperatures reach near 70°. As I type this the sun is now coming out which will only fuel the atmosphere as CAPE values will be between 1000 and 1500 j/kg's. North Alabama has been painted with a 5% tornado risk this afternoon, and the BTI (Baron tornado index) also has the area painted as well. Any storms that do fire this afternoon should pack a punch and with little moisture they could be your plains varaiety LP (low precipitation) Thunderstorms, meaning if tornadoes develop they should be visible and this will be a daylight event. Just be aware that a tornado warning or two is very possible this afternoon, generally in the 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. time frame. All of the storms should be over by 7:00 p.m