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TRACKING THE STORM | MAPS AND MODELS | WVTM 13 LIVE DOPPLER RADAR | HOW TO GET WEATHER ALERTS | UPLOAD YOUR WEATHER PHOTOSWe have impact weather days on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday across Alabama. The impact weather on Wednesday is due to the arrival of a cold front, while we feel tropical impacts on Thursday and Friday. Check the video forecast for the latest.IMPACT WEATHER WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAYWe have highlighted multiple days this week as Impact Days. We call any day when the weather could cause you to change your routine an Impact Day.On Wednesday, we will monitor the risk of a few heavy thunderstorms in relation to a stalled cold front.On Thursday and Friday, we are pointing toward breezy, rainy weather on what is likely the western side of the tropical system.SCATTERED STORMS WEDNESDAYA cold front will stall over Alabama Wednesday, and some heavy afternoon and evening thunderstorms will take advantage of the inbound tropical moisture from the south. A few storms Wednesday afternoon could briefly become severe, with gusty winds, small hail, intense lightning and torrential downpours.The greatest threat from these heavy storms will be near and east of Interstate 65, including the Birmingham area, Anniston, Gadsden, Sylacauga, Clanton and Alexander City. TROPICAL IMPACT WEATHER The local impact in North and Central Alabama will be dependent on the exact track of the storm. The current forecast track would keep central Alabama on the west side of the storm. The weather varies greatly from one side of the storm to the other. The west side of the storm is typically drier with a lower severe threat, but we do expect to be near enough to have some breezy, wet weather on both Thursday and Friday this week. The Weather Prediction Center has already forecast that a large part of Alabama, Georgia and Florida are at risk of some flooding on Thursday and Friday. Both Thursday and Friday will have wind gusts over 20 mph and occasional tropical downpours. Some localized flooding will be possible, too. We will be able to nail down more solid expectations over the next few days. For the latest Birmingham weather information and Central Alabama's certified most accurate forecast, watch WVTM 13 News.Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram.
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TRACKING THE STORM | MAPS AND MODELS | WVTM 13 LIVE DOPPLER RADAR | HOW TO GET WEATHER ALERTS | UPLOAD YOUR WEATHER PHOTOS
We have impact weather days on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday across Alabama. The impact weather on Wednesday is due to the arrival of a cold front, while we feel tropical impacts on Thursday and Friday. Check the video forecast for the latest.
IMPACT WEATHER WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
We have highlighted multiple days this week as Impact Days. We call any day when the weather could cause you to change your routine an Impact Day.
On Wednesday, we will monitor the risk of a few heavy thunderstorms in relation to a stalled cold front.
On Thursday and Friday, we are pointing toward breezy, rainy weather on what is likely the western side of the tropical system.
SCATTERED STORMS WEDNESDAY
A cold front will stall over Alabama Wednesday, and some heavy afternoon and evening thunderstorms will take advantage of the inbound tropical moisture from the south.
A few storms Wednesday afternoon could briefly become severe, with gusty winds, small hail, intense lightning and torrential downpours.The greatest threat from these heavy storms will be near and east of Interstate 65, including the Birmingham area, Anniston, Gadsden, Sylacauga, Clanton and Alexander City.
TROPICAL IMPACT WEATHER
The local impact in North and Central Alabama will be dependent on the exact track of the storm.
The current forecast track would keep central Alabama on the west side of the storm. The weather varies greatly from one side of the storm to the other. The west side of the storm is typically drier with a lower severe threat, but we do expect to be near enough to have some breezy, wet weather on both Thursday and Friday this week.
The Weather Prediction Center has already forecast that a large part of Alabama, Georgia and Florida are at risk of some flooding on Thursday and Friday.
Both Thursday and Friday will have wind gusts over 20 mph and occasional tropical downpours. Some localized flooding will be possible, too. We will be able to nail down more solid expectations over the next few days.
For the latest Birmingham weather information and Central Alabama's certified most accurate forecast, watch WVTM 13 News.
Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram.
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