The Storm Prediction Center has issued its new Day One Severe Weather Outlook for today.
Alabama is no longer outlooked for severe weather. The SPC says that widespread multicellular storms will form from Louisiana through Mississippi, Alabama and into Tennessee later this morning. They do not expect widespread severe weather to develop despite increased wind shear during the afternoon.
Their thnking is certainly in line with the model runs from Saturday evening. No one will complain about a good soaking rain, but not a good day for it, with over 100,000 people at Talladega.
The good news is that conditions will be much better on Monday if the race is postponed.
Early this morning, widespread shower and thunderstorm activity continues to lift back northward across Central Alabama. Lots of lightning and torrential rains with these storms. Maybe some small hail also. The heaviest storm was about to pass between Calera and Columbiana at 1:10 a..m.
The activity will continue moving northward overnight. Be careful about driving in areas experiencing storms as they could be heavy.
