Showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast today, and the National Weather Service in Birmingham believes a few of those storms could be severe. 

The NWS has placed most of our listening area in a "slight" risk area for today's storms; the primary threat of which will be damaging winds of up to 60 miles an hour. The latest forecast suggests storms will impact us this afternoon and into the evening hours.

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