Mesoscale Discussion — Locally Higher Tornado Threat Continues for the Next 1-2 Hours

| March 30, 2022 @ 8:36 pm

SUMMARY…Locally higher tornado threat over the next 1 to 2 hours.

DISCUSSION… A supercell has developed strong low-level rotation in far northwest Greene County, Alabama. This cell will be absorbed by the main squall line in the next 15 minutes or so, when it becomes less clear how the evolution will continue. At a minimum, an increased threat for significant wind is possible in the vicinity of this storm merger.

Farther south, a line embedded supercell is moving from Lauderdale county, Mississippi into Sumter county, Alabama. This storm has had the tallest echo tops for a while, and has had a few TDS observed across Lauderdale county. The environment ahead of this storm remains favorable for tornadoes. In fact, low-level flow has recently backed in this region, which further increases low-level streamwise vorticity. Therefore, this storm will continue to pose a tornado threat, and potentially a strong tornado threat over the next 1 to 2 hours.

Category: Alabama's Weather, ALL POSTS, Severe Weather

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