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Cindy To Soak Alabama Through Friday
CINDY STATS: Tropical Storm Cindy is in the Gulf of Mexico in a highly sheared environment. Sustained winds have increased to 60 mph, but the system is not expected to reach hurricane strength, and landfall should come early tomorrow morning near the Sabine Pass… the Texas/Louisiana border. Continue reading
Tropical Rain, Heavy At Times, Through Thursday
A stalled surface front just north of I-20 will drift northward, and much of Alabama will be in an airmass with copious amounts of deep tropical moisture in coming days, setting the stage for a big June rain event. Continue reading
Tropical Downpours Ahead For Alabama
TROPICAL DOWNPOURS AHEAD: All eyes will are on the disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico; it will set the stage for periods of heavy rain and potential for flooding across the Deep South in coming days. Continue reading
Weekend Mix Of Sun And Storms
So far, the radar has been quiet across Alabama today. But, morning clouds are giving way to afternoon sun, and there is still potential for showers and storms to form during the next few hours. SPC has a “marginal risk” of severe storms defined for much of West and South Alabama. Continue reading
Mix Of Sun And Storms For Alabama
A moist airmass remains parked across the state today, and with a broad upper trough over the region and a weak northwest flow aloft, we will maintain the chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms through early tonight. The rain won’t be as widespread as yesterday… but more scattered in nature. Continue reading
Strong Storms Possible Later Today
ACTIVE AFTERNOON POSSIBLE: There is just one lone shower on radar at daybreak, on the Greene/Pickens County line south of Aliceville. Temperatures are in the upper 60s and low 70s with a mostly fair sky. Continue reading
Strong Storms Possible Tomorrow
RADAR CHECK: So far, showers and storms are pretty widely scattered across North and Central Alabama today… they are showing very little movement. Continue reading
Scattered Storms Increase Tomorrow
ANOTHER VERY WARM, HUMID JUNE DAY: Alabama’s weather won’t change much today. Highs in the upper 80s, a partly sunny sky, and widely scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and early tonight. Chance of any one spot getting wet later today about one in four. Continue reading
Muggy Days; Scattered Afternoon Storms
While a few showers could form over North Alabama over the next few hours, it looks like most of the showers and storms will remain south of I-20. All showers will fade away later tonight after the sun goes down. Temperatures are mostly in the upper 80s. Continue reading
Morning Sun; A Few Afternoon Storms
TYPICAL JUNE WEATHER: A muggy, maritime tropical airmass covers Alabama and the Deep South this morning, and we expect more routine early summer weather through tomorrow. Partly sunny, humid days with a few scattered showers and storms around, most all of the coming during the peak of the daytime heating process between 2:00 and 9:00 p.m. Continue reading
