OUTLOOK UPGRADE: LEVEL 4 (OUT OF 5) RISK SATURDAY INTO SAT. NIGHT… The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded much of Alabama and Mississippi into the Level 4 (out of 5) severe weather risk valid for Saturday into Saturday night. Eastern Louisiana and a part of northwest Florida are also involved in this higher risk. Parameters supporting strong tornadoes have increased to the point where SPC feels it is warranted to issue this higher risk level. PLEASE note that even if you are not involved in the Level 4 risk zone, tornadoes can and probably will happen in the other risk zones. We ALL have a significant round of severe weather ahead on Saturday into Saturday night. Please have a way to receive urgent weather warnings this weekend! You need to have multiple devices that can get your attention and cause you to take action to get sheltered if a warning is needed for your specific location.
LOW-END SEVERE WEATHER RISK TODAY… Before we get to the “main event” on Saturday, we have a low-end risk of a few stronger storms later this morning into the afternoon hours across parts of the local area. The main concern in any of the scattered storms today will be the potential for gusty winds and hail. The overall tornado risk today remains quite low. The greatest probability of storms is across parts of southeast Alabama today in the Wiregrass region.
TORNADO WARNING POLICY… Any time there is an active tornado warning in effect for southwest Alabama or northwest Florida, we provide uninterrupted, live video coverage on Facebook Live and in the RedZone Weather app. Our detailed coverage commitment is outlined at redzoneweather.com/coverage. We are proud to cover all parts of Escambia (AL), Covington, Monroe, Conecuh, Baldwin, Mobile, Clarke, Washington, Butler, Escambia (FL), Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa counties. If you live in any locale in those counties, be sure to tune into our coverage whenever there is an active tornado warning!
APP ALERTS… redzoneweather.com/app is the link where you can download the free RedZone Weather app. We post brief updates throughout each day in the app, keeping you up-to-date about the latest happenings in weather across south Alabama and northwest Florida. Once you have the free app downloaded to your iOS or Android device, be sure to visit the Alerts tab (lower right corner) then tap the Alert Settings button to customize the alerts you would like to receive straight from me.
I’ll have more updates throughout the day in the RedZone Weather app. I am in the process of working up the regularly scheduled morning video that will be posted by 7:15AM.
Have a nice Thursday!
