Thursday forecast gloomy

Rain and the chance of severe weather is possible today across much of central Alabama, according to the National Weather Service. Below is a statement issued at 5:30 a.m.:

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY AND TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGHOUT TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT…THE GREATEST THREAT APPEARS TO BE BETWEEN 1 PM AND 7 PM…AS A CLUSTER OF STORMS MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. HOWEVER…THERE IS STILL A SMALL CHANCE THAT AN ISOLATED OR EMBEDDED SUPERCELL COULD DEVELOP…CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING.