Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Light winds. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Saturday
Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Highs around 83. North winds around 5 mph in the morning then becoming light. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Lows around 66. Light winds then becoming south 5 to 10 mph after 1 am. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Sunday
Cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms through the day. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe in the morning. Highs around 75. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
There are currently no warnings or advisories for this location.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 3:00 PM CDT on May 9, 2008
... National Weather Service survey team finds straight line wind damage in the Montgomery area...
Early Friday... a team of National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed areas of significant storm damage as a result of the severe weather that occurred on Thursday, may 8th, 2008.
... Montgomery County...
The National Weather Service has surveyed damage in the city of Montgomery... and concluded that the damage was caused by straight line thunderstorm winds.
The area of damage began around the Rosemont estates area of Montgomery and extended about seven miles southeastward along Highway 231. The most concentrated area of damage was near the Montgomery mall... at highways 80 and 231. In this area... wind speeds were estimated at near 100 mph. Damage included partially removed roofs from several units at an apartment complex... downed power poles... and several extensively damaged billboards. Elsewhere along the path... winds were estimated to be between 60 and 80 mph... and caused numerous trees to be snapped or uprooted. The area of damage was approximately 3 miles wide at its widest point. No injuries or fatalities were reported with this storm system.
Surveys continue in Fayette, Walker, and Winston counties... and updates will be provided as soon as the information is relayed to the National Weather Service office.
The National Weather Service greatly appreciates all the storm reports received from our partners and customers across central Alabama. The Success of our warnings is highly dependent on accurate storm reports... which we evaluate to gain a better understanding of severe weather across central Alabama. If there are any other locations that may have received any damaging winds... hail... or tornadoes from this event... please contact your local emergency management office... or call our storm reporting hotline at... 1-800-856-0758.
