Strong storms predicted for Wednesday night, Thursday

(NWS/Contributed, 256 Today)
HUNTSVILLE — There is chance for strong to severe thunderstorms late Wednesday night over far northwest Alabama then gradually spreading eastward during the day Thursday, the National Weather Service’s Huntsville office said.
“A chance for strong to severe thunderstorms will exist across the region Thursday as a cold front pushes through the Tennessee Valley,” the NWS office said. “Latest guidance is honing in on a late morning to mid afternoon timeframe.”
The office said gusty to damaging winds are the main threat.
“Some of the storms Thursday could become severe in intensity,” the office said. “Damaging wind gusts are the main threat, but tornado development cannot be entirely ruled out.”
(NWS/Contributed, 256 Today)

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