Showers and storms are developing rapidly in a corridor over Northwest Alabama from Madison, Limestone and Morgan Counties through Lawrence and Cullman Counties, into Franklin, Winston and Marion Counties.
CAPE values in this region are approaching 1500 j/kg. With partial clearing, these instability values will continue to rise through the afternoon. The storms not be the summer type pulse variety, since there is sufficient wind shear to allow for organized updrafts.
To the south, numerous thunderstorms are developing in high instability air over South Central Alabama. They are generally south of a line from Aliceville to Clanton to Roanoke. The NWS Birmingham has issued a SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR AUTAUGA, BULLOCK AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM CDT. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for South and South Central Alabama until 6 p.m. CDT.
Storms are also developing over Central and eastern Mississippi.
It will be an active weather day across Alabama with strong to severe storms likely. The area is outlooked for a chance of severe weather. The main threat will be from damaging winds.
