Scroll down to read the latest informaiton based on the 00z (6 p.m. CST) model runs from Tim and Brian.
The line of thunderstorms is over western Mississippi. It is moving east at 30 mph.
It is 135 miles west of the state line in Sumter Co. Alabama. Extrapolation says it will be reaching western Alabama around 7 a.m.
It would reach Tuscaloosa around 830 and Birmingham around 9:30 a.m.
Damaging winds will be possible with the line. Any storms that form ahead of the line would have a greater chance of producing a tornado.
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for about the western half of Mississippi, from Greenwood to the south until 5 a.m.
A new tornado watch has just been issued for southern Mississippi and southeastern Louisiana until 9 a.m. The tornado threat is increasing over SE Louisiana and South Mississippi. Dewpoints in the middle 60s are over southern Louisiana, waiting to be pulled northward into Mississippi. This watch replaced the southern part of the severe thunderstorm watch.
A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for some counties in SW/Central Mississippi just west of I-55, including Hinds County and the cities of Jackson/Clinton.
The SPC has all of Alabama in a Slight Risk outlook for today.
In just the past hour, the dew point at BHM has jumped 6 degrees from 43F to 49F. This indicates that the airmass is moistening rapidly. Winds are out of the SE at 13 gusting to 20 at the Airport. It is becoming very windy and this will continue today.
The severe threat seems a little sharper for today. All Alabama residents should pay close attention to the latest weather information throughout the day.
