And soon there will be the familiar sound of thunder thrown in for good measure.
At 1:40 pm, the best collection of showers included Tuscaloosa and East Pickens County in West Central Alabama.
A lone shower was producing heavy rain at Jasper.
Widely scattered showers were over Northeast and Extreme North Alabama and also over Southeast Alabama. Favored movement seems to be from the NE toward the SW. The morning upper air sounding from Shelby County Airport suggested that activity today would be moving from 43 degrees at 12 knots. That is only a guide but it means from the NE at about 14 mph.
The LI (Lifted Index) this morning was a bit lower than -4. For many years, -4 has been a benchmark for possible severe thunderstorms. It is one of the oldest indicators. That is only one indicator. Many others have to be considered.
The Storm Prediction Center does not have any part of Alabama under even a “slight risk” today. But we all know, after what seems like a thousand years experience, that during a heat wave like we have been having, that some of the thunderstorms can’t wait to misbehave and shoot sharp lightning bolts at us. And, they love to uproot trees!
