CLANTON – Wednesday, 8:00 am, March 11, 2026
The SPC expanded the Slight Risk statewide overnight, as models now indicate higher instability and wind shear, even overnight.
A solid to broken line of storms will enter northwestern Alabama this afternoon and move southward through early Thursday. Storms may also form ahead of the line. Regardless, supercell development is possible both ahead of and within the line.
Damaging wind gusts (some 70+ mph), tornadoes (some EF2+), hail, and torrential rainfall are all possible. Brief flooding may occur, especially across the northern half of the state, where heavy rainfall on Monday occurred. Widespread rainfall amounts of 0.5-1 inch are forecast, with 2+ inches possible in the stronger storms.
It is important to make sure you can receive warnings in real-time by at least two methods, one of which is NOT from an outdoor warning siren. If you own a Weather Radio and haven’t changed the battery in several months, today is the day to put a fresh battery in.
Keep up to date with the latest forecasts and avoid travel whenever possible during severe weather in your area.
If a warning is issued, get to the lowest floor in a sturdy structure and put as many walls as possible between you and the outside. You should have a safety helmet (sports, biking, work) for you and each of your family members, and make sure you are wearing shoes in case of damage, so you are not barefoot.
Much colder temperatures will occur on Thursday, with highs from the 50s north to the upper 60s south. In addition, it will be breezy during the day with sustained wind gusts from 20-25 mph. Lows Friday morning will range from the mid- to upper-30s north and central, and mid-40s south. Frost is possible in some areas.
