Quick Update: South Alabama Upgraded to Level 3 (Enhanced) Risk for Severe Storms Tomorrow

Caleb Carmichael
March 2, 2019, 7:20 pm CST

The is now an enhanced (level 3 out of 5) risk for severe storms from south Alabama (just north of Mobile) into southwest Georgia.

Short-range mesoscale models are now indicating that supercells and/or storm clusters ahead of the main line tomorrow. If this comes to fruition, it would increase the tornado potential, which prompted the upgrade.

Enhanced (level 3/5) risk area now hatched for parts of south AL tomorrow. SPC talking more about tornado potential now. pic.twitter.com/yc4dIY2VEZ

— Gulf Coast Storm Center (@GCSCWX) March 2, 2019

Overall, this means we could be looking at both a damaging wind and tornado threat.

We will have another update out early tomorrow morning.

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Caleb Carmichael

Caleb is the owner of Gulf Coast Storm Center. He is currently an undergraduate student at Mississippi State University majoring in geoscience with a concentration in broadcast and operational meteorology. While not yet a meteorologist, Caleb has been providing weather updates, news, and analysis for the Gulf Coast since 2014.

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