Alert Day: Several waves powerful storms likely on Wednesday following a quiet Tuesday evening

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Alert Day: Intense storms with strong wind gusts, hail and tornadoes possible Wednesday

13 WEATHER WEDNESDAY IS AN ALERT DAY BECAUSE OF A SIGNIFICANT AND UNUSUALLY SIGNIFICANT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IN ALABAMA. IN THE MONTH OF JUNE. THIS IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF NOT JUST STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL, BUT POTENTIALLY SOME TORNADOES AS WELL. DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. AND THIS IS GOING TO GET AN EARLY START. AND INSTEAD OF DRAWING A LOT OF OTHER LINES ON THE MAP, I’M GOING TO JUST GROUP COUNTIES TOGETHER HERE AND GIVE YOU A TIMELINE BASED ON REGION, BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY CHAOTIC LOOKING SETUP, STRONG WINDS AND SOME HAIL, A LOT OF LIGHTNING COMING IN TOMORROW MORNING. SOME HEAVY RAIN. CAN’T RULE OUT THE THREAT OF A TORNADO. THAT WOULD BE MAINLY TO THE SOUTH OF THE BIRMINGHAM AREA. BUT EVEN IN TUSCALOOSA, BIRMINGHAM, ALABASTER, CHELSEA, TALLADEGA, LINEVILLE, THERE IS A CHANCE OF SOME HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS, EVEN THROUGH 6:00 TOMORROW MORNING, 6 A.M. TO NOON STATEWIDE, SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE IN PROGRESS, MOST NUMEROUS TO THE SOUTH, FEWEST TO THE NORTH, BUT STILL SOME RAIN AND SOME OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS. BUT IN THIS TIME, THE ATMOSPHERE STARTS TO RECOVER AND MORE HEAVY STORMS BUILD IN THROUGH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS TIME IT’S MAINLY OVER CENTRAL AND WEST ALABAMA. AND AS THEY MOVE SOUTH INTO THE NEWLY RECOVERED ATMOSPHERE, WHERE THERE’S A LOT OF FUEL, SOME OF THOSE COULD BE EXTREMELY INTENSE. HOW MUCH RAIN ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE? WELL, WITH WAVE AFTER WAVE OF THUNDERSTORMS, JEFFERSON AND SHELBY COUNTY, SAINT CLAIR COUNTY, WALKER COUNTY, A FEW COMMUNITIES COULD GET UP TO TWO INCHES. BUT FROM TUSCALOOSA DOWN HIGHWAY 82 TO CENTERVILLE AND BRENT OVER TO CLANTON MAPLESVILLE WITH ROCKFORD DOWN TOWARD THE WETUMPKA AREA, MONTGOMERY, PRATTVILLE THERE MAY BE SOME PLACES THAT GET AS MUCH AS 4 OR 5IN OF RAIN BEFORE ALL IS SAID AND DONE. HERE’S WVTM 13 LIVE DOPPLER RIGHT NOW WE SHIFT OVER TOWARD THE WEST AND YOU CAN ALREADY SEE THOSE THUNDERSTORMS FIRING UP OVER ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA. THESE ARE AIMED ALMOST DIRECTLY TOWARD WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA FOR EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. SO WE’LL FAST FORWARD HERE AND GET TO 8 A.M. AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THESE HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORMS ARE BY THAT POINT DOWN AROUND AUBURN AND MONTGOMERY. BUT AS WE LOOK AT THE TRACKS THAT THEY’VE LEFT BEHIND, THE UPDRAFTS STRENGTH AND WHETHER IT’S ROTATING, LOOK AT THIS VERY INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS DOWN HERE FARTHER TO THE SOUTH. AND WE WILL HAVE USED UP A LOT OF THAT FUEL. BUT IT’S GOING TO RECOVER SIGNIFICANTLY AND QUICKLY THROUGH MIDDAY AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WATCH THIS. WE’RE BACK UP HERE ALMOST TO THE TOP END OF THE SCALE OF HOW UNSTABLE THE ATMOSPHERE IS. AND THAT’S WHY SOME OF THE STORMS THAT COME IN TOWARD THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING COULD PRODUCE VERY, VERY LARGE HAIL, MAYBE AS BIG AS BASEBALLS IN SOME INSTANCES, AS WELL AS CREATE SOME VERY HIGH WIND GUSTS. AND AGAIN, LATE TOMORROW EVENING, SOME STORMS COULD PRODUCE TORNADOES, BE ON GUARD TOMORROW NOEL, WEATHER RADIO, YOUR WEATHER APP WVTM 13 APP. A GREAT WAY TO STAY INFORMED. WE’LL BE HERE WATCHING THE SITUATION ALL DAY TOMORROW. ANOTHER IMPACT DAY WITH MORE HEAVY STORMS COMING UP ON

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Alert Day: Intense storms with strong wind gusts, hail and tornadoes possible Wednesday

More rainy, stormy weather sets in through the rest of the week. Today is an 'Impact Day' with the threat for severe weather increasing for Wednesday. We all need to be 'Alert' for intense storms and flooding. Check the video forecast for the latest.❗ ALERT WEATHER: WHAT TO EXPECT❗ Wednesday is now an ALERT DAY for a significant threat of severe storms including high wind gusts over 70 MPH, hail to the size of baseballs, and tornadoes in Central and South Alabama. Through 6 AM: Thunderstorms develop overnight as warm, humid air surges in from the south and an upper-air disturbance churns the atmosphere above Alabama and Mississippi. Those storms track southeast through the morning with a threat of strong winds, hail, and tornadoes as well as frequent, intense lightning. The greatest impact of early-morning storms on Wednesday likely stays near and south of Interstate 20 and west of Interstate 65: including cities like Birmingham, Bessemer, Alabaster, Hoover, Tuscaloosa, Eutaw, Greensboro, Clanton, Uniontown, Demopolis, Selma, Aliceville, Montgomery, and Prattville. 6 AM to Noon: Additional scattered showers and storms rumble across the state through the morning into lunchtime Wednesday. While most of these will not be extreme, a few could still pack a punch with high wind and hail near and south of Interstate 20. Noon to Midnight: The second large-scale wave of severe storms develops over North Alabama and North Mississippi by mid-afternoon and rapidly moves southeast across Alabama through the evening. These storms may also produce high wind gusts, large hail, frequent lightning, and tornadoes are possible. WHAT ABOUT THURSDAY? More scattered heavy storms develop Thursday, but coverage will be somewhat less widespread. Storms also do not look quite as robust Thursday even though a few may still briefly be severe.FRIDAY AND THE WEEKENDFriday and the upcoming weekend look hotter with generally fewer storms; however, some spotty storms may still pack quite a punch as the typically do in early summer.On Friday, another batch of strong storms moves across Mississippi toward western Alabama. Odds are favorable that it misses Birmingham to the west, but some parts of West Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Demopolis, Livingston) could get another dose of strong storms in the afternoon and evening.Expect sticky, muggy nights in the 70s and hot, humid afternoons around 88 to 92 degrees with a partly sunny sky and a good chance of more scattered storms. In all, some communities may see more than 3-5 inches of rainfall through the rest of this week and the weekend while others get just over 1 inch.If you have outdoor activities planned for the weekend, keep in mind that there is no real skill in predicting a single thunderstorm to a single spot. We see the environment where storms develop much better than we can see the ‘storm’ itself ahead of time. The best way to keep up with the hit-or-miss action this time of year is with the WVTM 13 app: see our live radar and get updates when rain and storms are getting close to your location.You can also get the forecast for any place in the country – including the Alabama Gulf Coast – with the app, so when you’re traveling, make sure to keep a check on the latest there.HEAT WAVE?Some of the longer-range forecast guidance has pointed toward some extreme heat for a while around or after June 20th. That pattern does not look like it develops in a way to deliver a blistering heat wave for Alabama, but it should bring temperatures up somewhat next week: running near normal (upper 80s to low-90s) in the daytime and in the 70s at night. We will keep a daily chance of storms in the forecast through the middle of next week.There are no 100s realistically in the forecast for Central Alabama in the next 7-10 days.CLICK TO SEE THE 7 DAY FORECAST—Stay weather awareGet the free WVTM 13 app and turn on the alerts for the latest weather updates.For the latest Birmingham weather information and central Alabama's certified most accurate forecast, watch WVTM 13 News.Current Weather ConditionsHourly Forecast | 10-Day ForecastInteractive RadarBirmingham SkycamsLive Doppler RadarSign Up For Email Weather AlertsDownload the WVTM 13 AppDon't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

❗ ALERT WEATHER: WHAT TO EXPECT❗

Wednesday is now an ALERT DAY for a significant threat of severe storms including high wind gusts over 70 MPH, hail to the size of baseballs, and tornadoes in Central and South Alabama.
- Through 6 AM: Thunderstorms develop overnight as warm, humid air surges in from the south and an upper-air disturbance churns the atmosphere above Alabama and Mississippi. Those storms track southeast through the morning with a threat of strong winds, hail, and tornadoes as well as frequent, intense lightning. The greatest impact of early-morning storms on Wednesday likely stays near and south of Interstate 20 and west of Interstate 65: including cities like Birmingham, Bessemer, Alabaster, Hoover, Tuscaloosa, Eutaw, Greensboro, Clanton, Uniontown, Demopolis, Selma, Aliceville, Montgomery, and Prattville.
- 6 AM to Noon: Additional scattered showers and storms rumble across the state through the morning into lunchtime Wednesday. While most of these will not be extreme, a few could still pack a punch with high wind and hail near and south of Interstate 20.
- Noon to Midnight: The second large-scale wave of severe storms develops over North Alabama and North Mississippi by mid-afternoon and rapidly moves southeast across Alabama through the evening. These storms may also produce high wind gusts, large hail, frequent lightning, and tornadoes are possible.

WHAT ABOUT THURSDAY? More scattered heavy storms develop Thursday, but coverage will be somewhat less widespread. Storms also do not look quite as robust Thursday even though a few may still briefly be severe.

FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND

Friday and the upcoming weekend look hotter with generally fewer storms; however, some spotty storms may still pack quite a punch as the typically do in early summer.

On Friday, another batch of strong storms moves across Mississippi toward western Alabama. Odds are favorable that it misses Birmingham to the west, but some parts of West Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Demopolis, Livingston) could get another dose of strong storms in the afternoon and evening.

Expect sticky, muggy nights in the 70s and hot, humid afternoons around 88 to 92 degrees with a partly sunny sky and a good chance of more scattered storms.

In all, some communities may see more than 3-5 inches of rainfall through the rest of this week and the weekend while others get just over 1 inch.

If you have outdoor activities planned for the weekend, keep in mind that there is no real skill in predicting a single thunderstorm to a single spot. We see the environment where storms develop much better than we can see the ‘storm’ itself ahead of time. The best way to keep up with the hit-or-miss action this time of year is with the WVTM 13 app: see our live radar and get updates when rain and storms are getting close to your location.

You can also get the forecast for any place in the country – including the Alabama Gulf Coast – with the app, so when you’re traveling, make sure to keep a check on the latest there.

HEAT WAVE?

Some of the longer-range forecast guidance has pointed toward some extreme heat for a while around or after June 20^th. That pattern does not look like it develops in a way to deliver a blistering heat wave for Alabama, but it should bring temperatures up somewhat next week: running near normal (upper 80s to low-90s) in the daytime and in the 70s at night. We will keep a daily chance of storms in the forecast through the middle of next week.

There are no 100s realistically in the forecast for Central Alabama in the next 7-10 days.