SCHOOLS CLOSING - MORE STORMS COMING

DUE TO THE WEATHER, LIMESTONE COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE DISMISSED AND YOU CAN PICK UP YOUR CHILD AT SCHOOL.  BUSSES WILL NOT RUN  TODAY. 


LINK TO STREAMING VIDEO: CHANNEL 48
LINK TO TRACKING STORMS RADAR: link

BIG POSSIBILITY OF MORE MAJOR STORMS THIS EVENING


 National Weather Service in Huntsville Thursday issued a hazardous weather outlook for North Alabama counties, including Limestone, ahead of the possibility of severe weather on Friday.

The NWS said the activation of storm spotters and emergency management personnel may be requested early Friday and may become more likely during overnight hours.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop along a warm front moving northward across the area early Friday morning, a few of which could be strong to severe with brief damaging wind gusts and hail the main threats. An isolated tornado, however, cannot be ruled out.

The thunderstorm threat early Friday is expected to diminish during the late morning hours as the warm front moves north of the area.

Another round of strong-to-severe thunderstorms is expected during the late afternoon hours and continuing into the evening period as a strong cold front approaches the area from the west.

A line of strong-to-severe thunderstorms is expected to develop along or just ahead of the cold front as is begins to move eastward through the region from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Isolated tornadoes are possible, especially with any discrete thunderstorms that develop well ahead of the front or with any breaks in the line of thunderstorms.

The severe weather threat is expected to diminish from west to east early Saturday morning as the cold front moves east of the area.