There are currently no active warnings or advisories for Rainsville, Alabama.

Hazardous Weather Outlook

501 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

AREAS OF FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES ACROSS
MOST OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING. LOCALLY
DENSE FOG WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...PRIMARILY IN THE VALLEYS OF
NORTHEAST ALABAMA...AS WELL AS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ALABAMA
THAT EXPERIENCED LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ON TUESDAY EVENING.

OTHERWISE...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE ENTIRE
AREA LATE TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY AHEAD
OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE REGION FROM
THE NORTHWEST. ALTHOUGH THE COVERAGE OF STORMS THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON WILL BE HIGHEST ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA...NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE ENTIRE REGION ON THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT PUSHES INTO THE REGION. THERE IS A
SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DURING THIS PERIOD...WITH THE
PRIMARY RISKS EXPECTED TO COME FROM LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY...AS THE COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES EASTWARD
AND OUT OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...A FEW STORMS MAY LINGER INTO FRIDAY
EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF FAR NORTHEAST ALABAMA.

OTHERWISE...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF STORMS ONCE AGAIN FOR THE
ENTIRE AREA ON TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS
POSSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE AREA DURING THE PERIOD FROM THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

Special Weather Statement

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-301500-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...RUSSELLVILLE...

MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR...GUNTERSVILLE...

SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE...

WINCHESTER
517 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

...AREAS OF FOG WILL IMPACT THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS MORNING...

LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES HAVE WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOIL
MOISTURE FROM RECENT RAINFALL TO ALLOW AREAS OF FOG TO FORM ACROSS
MOST OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS MORNING. THE FOG WILL FREQUENTLY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES. HOWEVER...LOCALLY DENSE
FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE VALLEYS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA
AND ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ALABAMA WHERE HEAVIER RAINFALL WAS
OBSERVED YESTERDAY EVENING. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH THE REGION
THIS MORNING SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION IF FOG IS
ENCOUNTERED WHILE DRIVING. THE FOG WILL LIKELY DISSIPATE BETWEEN 9
AND 10 AM CDT.

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Rainsville, Alabama.