Preparing for Friday (SEVERE WEATHER COMING 3/2)

Spring Severe Weather season in Dixie Alley is upon us. The first real outbreak for our area will roll in tomorrow. Here's what we think:

FRIDAY (3/2)


WHAT TO EXPECT
Mother nature appears to be throwing all cards on the table tomorrow. The STP (significant tornado parameter) looks very impressive for our area suggesting that tornadoes will more than likely be present tomorrow. Not to mention hail, damaging winds, lightning, downpours that will cause flooding... You name it. The term outbreak as well as "long track/significant tornadoes"... Any time the National Weather Service mentions those two words, especially in the same breath, you better take it seriously.
Below is a graphic of the threat levels for each aspect of the event tomorrow:



TIMING
Our severe weather threat will begin noon and will last into the early morning hours Saturday. The main tornado threat will last from noon until 10pm Friday night, with a squall line falling in behind the front cells with its timing rolling in here around 10pm and lasting until 3am Saturday. Of course, once the squall line passes through Tuscaloosa, our severe weather threat will be over, as the front passes through.

PREPARATION
You will need to be prepared for tomorrow evening, no doubt in my mind. Here are some ways to prepare:
1. Make sure you have a way to receive weather information at all hours of the night!!! Follow us on Twitter. We update our Twitter in the field as soon as watches/warnings come out, or we notice updates that need to be made. Sign up for SAF-T-Net. This program is totally free, and is very good. I speak from experience.
2. Have a flashlight ready!
3. Know where your safe place is should we go Tornado warned (Lowest floor, away from exterior walls and doors and windows, preferably a bathroom). Talk to your RA if you have any questions.
4. Make sure your cell phone is charged. That is how many of you receive your information.

 OTHER NOTES
We will obviously be out in the field all day tomorrow and all night bringing you up-to-date information as it occurs. If you would like to watch our chase, please go here. Once we go online, you'll be able to see exactly what we see. We will go live as soon as weather begins to threaten the area. ***We did have some issues with streaming last night while we were testing it, but hopefully we have the kinks worked out.


Hang in there, we're gonna get through tomorrow together!
PAR