A line of thunderstorms is crossing Alabama this morning…accopanied by winds as high as 40 mph…
It is just west of I-65 in Cullman County… extending south southwestward into western Jefferson County west of the City of Birmingham, then on to near Tuscaloosa… and then into Sumter County near Livingston. The heaviest activity in the line is just west of Birmingham and in Sumter County.
Winds have been gusting to 25 mph for the past several hours at most stations in North and Central Alabama, including Birmingham. We have observed a gust to 40 mph at our Skycam site in downtown Birmingham
The windy conditions will continue this morning over western sections and through the afternoon over eastern sections.
The Lake Wind Advisory has been extended until noon for Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Elmore, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Lowndes, Marengo, Marion, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Shelby, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston Counties (basically the western half of the area.)
The Lake Wind Advisory has been extended until noon for Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Etowah, Lee, Macon, Pike, Randolph, Russell, St. Clair, Talladega, Tallapoosa Counties (basically the eastern half of the area.)
Our front is near the Alabama/Mississippi border this morning. It will continue eastward. Rain will end for the most part with frontal passge, although there could be a shower or two for a while behind it.
Ahead of the front over mainly southeastern sections of the area, we could see strong thunderstorms later this morning over areas south and east of the Tuscaloosa – Birmingham – Anniston corrdior. This threat will end with passage of the front.
There is some clearing behind the front, so we may have a little more sunshine than we expect. Cooler temperatures are back over Arkansas, and we will experience those later tonight with readings dropping into the 40s.
