The main rain area is in a 50 mile wide band that is aligned northeast to southwest across East Central and South Central Alabama. The northern bound extends from Heflin to Clanton to Linden to Butler. The southern bound extends from Opelika to Hayneville to Monroeville.
The heaviest rain is associated with thunderstorms over eastern Montgomert into Macon County. Lightning was observed from both Montgomery reporting stations last hour. This activity was approahcing Tuskegee and could be associated with some strong gusty winds.
North of the main rain area, we see a fairly solid area of lighter rain showers from northern Hale County through Bibb and into Shelby and Talladega Counties. This activity was edging northward but should stay south of Tuscaloosa. It will affect much of Shelby County in the next hour or so.
Light showers also extend from northern Tuscaloosa County into Walker and northern Jefferson County from downtown up along US-78 and I-65. This will continue to affect these regions up into Blount and St. Clair Counties, but rainfall amounts here will be light.
Tuscaloosa is dry right now with fog reducing visibilities. The temperatures at 9 a.m. was 50F. Upstream, no rainfall over eastern Mississippi that threatens the game site. There could be light rain or drizzle during the game.
Readings currently are in the upper 40s over Northwest Alabama and at Gadsden. Central Alabama locations are in the middle to upper 50s with light rain, drizzle and fog.
You might notice the needles on your home barometers are a little low this morning. That’s due to the proximity of the surface low over Central Alabama. It is moving east northeast.
SIDE NOTE
On this date in 1942, it was announced that coffee was being rationed. Each citizen 15 and over was allowed 1 pound between then and early January. That equates to about one cup per day. Check out the Delta Democrat from Greenville, MS compliments of the Newspaper Archive. Gas rationing was set to begin December 1st also. Four gallons per week were generally allowed. Posters proclaimed…When you ride alone, you ride with Hitler. Turns out there was no gas shortage. But the government was afraid everyone would wear out their tires, because the Japanese had captured all the rubber sources and there was no synthetic source for the materials which was critical for tires.
I think you will enjoy reading the war news also…
