Showers and thunderstorms spread inland and are now affecting about the south half of Alabama.
At 1:30 pm, radar indicated showers and thunderstorms as far north as Chilton and Perry County They were moving NE. Other storms were approaching Tallapoosa and Randolph County.
NWS/Birmingham issued a Flash Flood Warning for Barbour and Bullock County in SE Alabama effective until 3:30 pm. (Scroll down to see the text of that warning)
Considerable lightning in these storms. Don’t forget, “Lightning is Frightening”
A warm front is pushing northward from the Gulf of Mexico and is now inland over South Alabama. A cold front is pushing southward through the USA Midsection (Oklahoma and Missouri) and will jerk our thermometers back to reality.
At 1 pm, temperatures were in the 60s over North and Central Alabama with some very mild 70s down south.
The morning dense fog was slowly improving. The visibility has improved to 7 miles at Birmingham Airport and 10 miles at Anniston Airport. However, the ceiling is still very low so quite a few of the ridges are still in the clouds.
The Storm Prediction Center does not have any area under a even a slight risk, That is a good thing. However, that does not mean that there will not be a few strong storms and even the outside chance of a warning. The SPC does not outlook areas like that.
