Published on: April 27, 2008 at 1:32 PM

TALLADEGA RACEWAY
At 1:30, no showers indicated in or near the Talladega Raceway jsut south of I-20 in North Talladega in East/Central Alabama. There could always be a sprinkle too light to pick up on radar. For the most part, there were no showers within about 70 air miles to the west and SW, although within the last few minutes a small shower had developed about 50 miles away on the Bibb/Shelby County line. Everything is moving toward the NE. A shower could develop at almost any time in the warm moist air over the region. At the nearest official reporting station (Anniston Airport at Oxford), the temperature was 71 and the humiidity 78%.

ELSEWHERE IN ALABAMA
Scattered showers across the Tennessee Valley of extreme North Alabama. About the only lightning was east of the Huntsville area. Showers were also increasing over SW Alabama from Mobile northward for about 80 miles. Showers also over SE Alabama.

OTHER NOTES
Showers and thunderstorms were increasing over NW and West Mississippi. As of 1:30 this afternoon, there were no Severe Thunderstorm or Tornado Watches anywhere in the USA. It has turned out to be a relatively quiet day so far. In fact, the last Severe Thunderstorm Warning anywhere in the country was at 9:50 this morning from the NWS in Little Rock.