Severe Weather Possible Monday

More than a dozen school systems in northern Alabama announced they’re dismissing students early Monday because of a line of storms forecasters say will move through the area.

The cold front will continue to slide east giving storms for Central Tennessee and North Alabama. Around 8 p.m. another cluster of storms may move through Middle Georgia from the southwest to northeast. I think the best chance to see severe weather if we were to see it would be late this afternoon and through tonight.

Cool, dry air will follow behind the front, creating breezy west to northwest winds, forecasters aid.

A third round of storms is expected midday Tuesday. The levels of shear in our atmosphere and the levels of energy available are forecast to be elevated by the afternoon hours as well.

Tuesday will be warmer with isolated showers, then Tuesday night will bring the SNOW for the mountains! The time frame for the strongest storms is 10 p.m.to 6 a.m.

But early Monday morning, the Storm Prediction Center upgraded the Lowcountry area to an “enhanced risk zone”, Sovine said. Tuesday may begin with a quiet First Alert Radar and mostly cloudy sky. We’ll also keep you up to date on the changing weather conditions on our Twitter and Facebook pages throughout the day. Expect lows in the mid 60s, highs in the mid to upper 70s, and rain coverage at 70%. That’s why this week is Severe Weather Preparedness Week.