Today / A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms developing this afternoon / High of 81.

Tonight / Showers and thunderstorms – some of those storms could be severe / Low of 58.

Saturday / Showers and thunderstorms – mainly during the morning hours – some of the storms could be severe; showers likely during the later afternoon hours / High of 74

OVERVIEW: 

Showers and thunderstorms are already developing across portions of our southern counties this morning. Potential for severe storms will increase through the morning and into the afternoon and evening today; a line of strong to severe storms will move into the area late tonight and through early Saturday with greater potential of severe weather.

CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST: 

HIGHLIGHTS:

WHERE: 

                   * All of Central Alabama

WHEN: 

                   * Now through 10 am Saturday morning

THREATS: 

                   * Today

                   *    Hail up to Half Dollar size today

                   *    Damaging winds up to 60 mph today

                   * Tonight through Saturday Morning

                   *    Isolated tornadoes

                   *    Damaging winds up to 70 mph

                   *    Quarter size hail

                   *     Localized flooding