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TONIGHT: We will hang on to the chance of scattered showers and storms this evening, with surface based CAPE values over 2,000 j/kg over North Alabama. These should die down later tonight with the loss of the daytime heating. The best chance of severe storms this evening will remain down across the southern half of the state. Barbour County was placed under a tornado warning within the hour.
APPROACHING 90: Sure looks tomorrow and Saturday will be the warmest days so far this year, with afternoon highs in the 87 to 90 degree range. We will probably hear of a few spots over in West Alabama with low 90s, so summer is in the air. While it seems like most of the really organized showers and storms will stay north of us, we are looking at high instability values, and if the capping inversion breaks during the warmth of the afternoon, a few healthy thunderstorms could bubble up. But, for now, we will mention only isolated storms tomorrow and Saturday with a partly to mostly sunny sky both days.
We will expect a general increase in the number of showers and storms on Sunday and Monday with yet another surface boundary moving in from the north. The GFS continues to insist that highs will drop back into the 70s on these days due to the clouds and showers. And, the 12Z run of the GFS shows that front pushing all the way to the Gulf Coast by Tuesday night; if that is correct will be looking at a temporary intrusion of dry, continental air. Not sure that will happen, but we must remember this is still May, and some pretty decent fronts can push well down into the Gulf of Mexico with the right upper air pattern.
VOODOO LAND: Looks like ridging will keep us in a generally warm, humid airmass through mid-month with occasional bouts of showers and storms. Highs will be mostly in the 80s after the brief potential break next week..
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