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Showers/Storms Return Tomorrow; Severe Storms Possible Thursday
STILL DRY TODAY: After a beautiful weekend, most of Alabama will stay rain-free today… with a partly sunny sky look for a high in the 71-75 degree range this afternoon. Clouds will increase tonight ahead of a cold front that will bring a chance of showers, and possibly a thunderstorm, to the state tomorrow and tomorrow night. The main dynamic forcing will remain well to the north of Alabama, and severe storms are not expected. Continue reading
Brighter Weekend Ahead For Alabama
CLOUDS HANGING TOUGH: The sky is cloudy over almost all of Alabama this afternoon with temperatures in the 47-57 degree range. Clouds will linger tonight with temperatures early tomorrow in the upper 30s and low 40s. The weekend will be brighter… the sky becomes mostly sunny tomorrow with a high in the low to mid 60s, and Sunday will feature sun in full supply with a high in the mid to upper 60s. Continue reading
Wednesday Night’s Fairview Tornado
This is a discussion of the EF-1 tornado that moved through Northeast Cullman County Wednesday night. The tornado was on the ground for 7 minutes, from 9:36pm until 9:43pm CT. The path length was 5 miles, and the estimated peak … Continue reading
Dry Through The Weekend
CLOUDS LINGER: We are forecasting dry weather for Alabama today, but clouds will linger over the northern half of the state with an upper trough just to the east. The high today will be in the 55-60 degree range for North/Central Alabama, but South Alabama will see highs in the 60s with a mostly sunny sky there. The average high for Birmingham on March 19 is 68. Continue reading
Cool, Calm Afternoon For Alabama
CLOUDY, COOL, CALM: The sky is mostly cloudy over the northern half of Alabama this afternoon with temperatures only in the 54-62 degree range. A few sprinkles, or patches of light rain are possible through the evening hours, but most of the state will be dry. Mostly cloudy and cool weather continues through tomorrow night, although South Alabama should see a decent amount of sun during the day tomorrow. The high tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 50s again. Continue reading
Cooler, Calmer Weather For Alabama Today
RADAR CHECK: Showers and thunderstorms continue early this morning over far East and Southeast Alabama; a few severe storms were over the southeast corner of the state. A tornado warning was in effect for parts of Dale, Houston, and Henry counties just before daybreak. Continue reading
Dangerous Severe Weather Setup This Afternoon And Tonight
VOLATILE SITUATION: We have a dangerous severe weather setup for Alabama later today, tonight, and early tomorrow morning. A deep, negative tilt upper trough with strong wind fields west of the state will provide dynamic support for widespread severe thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Continue reading
Dangerous Severe Weather Threat For Alabama Tomorrow Afternoon/Night
THIS AFTERNOON: Large areas of rain continue over the southern 2/3 of Alabama this afternoon. Strong storms are southeast of Montgomery, and flash flooding issues persist over parts of Choctaw, Clarke, and Wilcox counties in the southwest part of the state. SPC maintains a low end “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms through tonight over a decent part of the state. Continue reading
Dangerous Severe Weather Setup Tomorrow Afternoon/Night
TODAY: Rain and thunderstorms continue across Alabama this morning; a flash flood warning is in effect for parts of Cullman County, where some spots have received over three inches of rain during the pre-dawn hours. Showers and storms will persist through much of the day, and SPC maintains a low end “marginal risk” of severe thunderstorms for much of the state. Heavier thunderstorms will be capable of producing small hail and strong gusty winds. Continue reading
Potentially Dangerous Severe Weather Setup For Alabama Wednesday
THIS AFTERNOON: Showers and storms have been moving steadily eastward across Alabama this afternoon. One shower was rotating north of Birmingham around 3:00 p.m. and did produce a wall cloud, but there was no tornado, and otherwise the storms today have been behaved. We still have a low end “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms for much of Alabama thorough the evening hours for the potential of gusty winds and small hail. Continue reading
