Severe thunderstorm potential continues to slightly increase for the event set to arrive Thursday afternoon through Thursday night. 

Highest confidence still exists for gusty winds outside of thunderstorms Thursday.  Damaging straight-line winds are still being advertised as the primary threat in terms of severe weather.  However, a higher tornado threat may be materializing across the western and northwestern counties, although the amount of instability available remains the greatest uncertainty.

An Enhanced Risk has been added across the western and northwestern counties.

* GUSTY NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS: All of Central Alabama

* SEVERE THREAT: All of Central Alabama

* TORNADO THREAT: Locations west of I-65 and especially within the Enhanced Risk Area (lower tornado threat for areas east of I-65)

* NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS: 6 AM Thursday through midnight

* SEVERE AND TORNADO THREAT: 2pm Thursday afternoon through 4am Friday morning.

* Non-thunderstorm wind gusts of 30-45 MPH with locally higher gusts can bring down trees and power lines.

* Damaging straight-line winds of 60-70 MPH possible during thunderstorms.

* Tornadoes (Best chance within the Enhanced Risk Area)

* Quarter size hail cannot be ruled out