Alabama Weather Advisories

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Surf will also build along the Alabama and western Florida panhandle beaches through the weekend. Surf breakers may build as high as 4 to 7 feet late Saturday night through Sunday night before gradually subsiding into Monday. A High Surf Advisory may be issued within the next 12 to 24 hours if confidence in these trends continues to increase.

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At 923 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pintlala, or 7 miles east of Hayneville, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Montgomery, Hayneville, Hunter, Dannelly Field, Maxwell Air Force Base, Hyundai Motors Of Alabama, Alabama State University, Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium, Hope Hull, Woodcrest, and Alabama State Capitol.

At 712 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Opelika, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Opelika, Beans Mill, Beulah, Huguley, Mount Jefferson, and Lanett Municipal Airport.

At 533 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Griffen Mill, or 8 miles southwest of Smiths, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Phenix City, Smiths, Smiths Station, Ladonia, Bleecker, Griffen Mill, Bibb City, Monterey Heights, Ladonia Sports Complex, and Phenix Drag Strip.

At 528 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pike Road, or 9 miles southeast of Montgomery, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Southeastern Montgomery, Pike Road, Cecil, and Barachias.

At 520 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over McCullough, or 8 miles north of Atmore, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... McCullough, I65 And CR 1, I65 And AL 113, I65 And AL 21, and Poarch Creek Reservation.

At 448 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Calvert to 8 miles southeast of Leakesville. This storm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Citronelle, Mount Vernon, Calvert, and Movico.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of south central Alabama, including the following counties, Butler and Crenshaw. * WHEN...Until 745 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 432 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall across locations from north of Mckenzie to north of Luverne. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen across some locations this afternoon. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Luverne, Georgiana, McKenzie, Rutledge, Pigeon Creek, Glasgow, Moodys Crossroads, Oaky Streak, Robinson Crossroads, Ivy Creek, Industry, Centenary, Brushy Creek, Cherokee Village, Shell, East Chapman, Avant, Chapman, Vernledge and Live Oak. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

SVRBMX The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Pike County in southeastern Alabama... Southeastern Montgomery County in south central Alabama... * Until 330 PM CDT. * At 235 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lapine, or 12 miles southwest of Meadville, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Pine Level, Kent, Ansley, Grady, Orion, and Currys.

At 233 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles north of Petrey, or 12 miles southwest of Meadville, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Petrey.

At 148 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles west of Rutledge, or 10 miles east of Greenville, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Greenville, Luverne, Brantley, Rutledge, Dozier, Glenwood, Petrey, and Highland Home.

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Alabama, Big Bend and Panhandle Florida, and south central and southwest Georgia. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT /10 AM EDT/ this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.

* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of central Alabama, including the following county, Jefferson. * WHEN...Until midnight CDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 851 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Birmingham, Vestavia Hills, Homewood, Mountain Brook, Trussville, Gardendale, Irondale, Leeds, Moody, Fairfield, Fultondale, Pleasant Grove, Tarrant, Midfield, Kingston, Birmingham Airport, Five Points South, Ketona Lakes, B.j.c.c. and U.A.B. Campus.

At 704 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Edwardsville, or 8 miles north of Heflin, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Heflin, Fruithurst, Edwardsville, Muscadine, Abernathy, I 20 Welcome Center, Liberty Hill, Oak Level, Sweetwater Lake, and Coleman Lake And Campground.

SVRBMX The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Winston County in northwestern Alabama... * Until 815 AM CDT. * At 725 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Needmore, or over Haleyville, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Haleyville, Lynn, Arley, Double Springs, Nauvoo, Houston Recreational Area, Camp McDowell, Ashbank, Smith Lake, Poplar Springs, Ashridge, Corinth Rec Area, Falls City, Needmore, Winston Free State Barn, Houston, Natural Bridge, Posey Field Airport, Mill Branch, and Hullett Branch.

At 716 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Needmore, or over Haleyville, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Haleyville, Lynn, Double Springs, Nauvoo, Houston Recreational Area, Ashbank, Brushy Lake, Needmore, Moreland, Winston Free State Barn, Ashridge, Smith Lake, Bear Creek, Weiss, Posey Field Airport, Clear Creek, Winston County Airport, Cane Creek, Pebble, and Upper Bear Creek Reservoir.

A few areas of patchy dense fog have developed early this morning with visibilities dropping to a 1/4 mile or less in a few locations, including parts of West Mobile and Midtown Mobile. Motorists are urged to drive with extreme caution, as visibility will vary significantly given the patchy nature of the fog. Use low beams, reduce driving speed, and allow for plenty of room between you and other cars this morning. The fog should begin to lift around 9-10 AM.

SVRHUN The National Weather Service in Huntsville Alabama has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Lauderdale County in northwestern Alabama... Colbert County in northwestern Alabama... Northeastern Franklin County in northwestern Alabama... * Until 600 AM CDT. * At 530 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cherokee, or 14 miles west of Tuscumbia, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Florence, Muscle Shoals, Russellville, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Cherokee, Littleville, Leighton, Malone, and Posey Loop.

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...A portion of southwest central Alabama. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.