Wind Advisory Issued Ahead of Alabama’s Severe Weather Thursday

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Wind Advisory from Thursday, January 12 from 6 a.m. until 6 pm.

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The counties impacted by this wind advisory are Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Marion, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston.

Slight Risk of Severe Weather for much of Alabama Thursday

Also, the National Weather Service in Birmingham said that "winds tomorrow are going to be strong! These are winds not associated with thunderstorms. One image is wind gusts - brief strong winds. The other image is sustained winds = the two-minute wind. This would be the wind speed you would feel most often. Plan accordingly."