DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) – Southeast Alabama and components of southwest Georgia and the Florida Panhandle have been upgraded to an enhanced risk (stage 3 out of 5) for severe storms in a single day.
According to Coffee County EMA, the principle change is an elevated risk of tornadoes, together with giant hail, however the timing has typically remained the identical: earliest arrival at 3 a.m. CT, with almost definitely arrival from 4-7 a.m. CT.
“A squall line will race through our region overnight tonight. The squall line itself will have the potential to bring damaging wind gusts and a few isolated, brief embedded tornadoes. If any supercells develop in advance of the squall line, then stronger tornadoes and medium-large hail could be expected,” Coffee County Emergency Management Agency director Grant Lyons stated.
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