NWS Gives Updated Timeline For Potential Impacts From Francine

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The National Weather Service (NWS) forecast office in Birmingham has issued a hazardous weather outlook for west Alabama as Hurricane Francine moves through the Gulf of Mexico.

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NWS says Francine is expected to make landfall along the Louisiana coast late Wednesday before moving inland toward southern Mississippi later in the evening.

At present, a Wind Advisory is the only hazardous weather advisory in place for the Tuscaloosa Patch coverage area.

Forecasters speculate that as the storm advances, west Alabama could experience locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds beginning early Thursday morning.

The NWS also warns that showers and thunderstorms linked to Francine may lead to significant rainfall and potential flooding across much of the region Thursday, in addition to the possibility of brief tornadoes throughout the region.

Tuscaloosa County EMA offers a free emergency notifications service — TuscALERT — that sends updates on severe weather directly to your phone, email or mobile device.

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Click here for a map of storm shelters across the Tuscaloosa metro. The Tuscaloosa County EMA website also provides regular updates on when shelters open during severe weather event

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