Published on: October 17, 2007 at 6:14 PM

A few showers over South Lamar County along the Mississippi border is all that is going on in Alabama at this hour.

NWS Storm Prediction Center considering a Tornado Watch for West Mississippi.

Record high of 90 this afternoon in Pinson and Tuscaloosa.

A tornado was on the ground this morning one mile west of Kingfisher, Okla., around 9:30 am. A wind gust to 86 mph reported in Kingfisher County. They also got 2.26 inches of rain.

3.83 inches of rain at Newkirk, Okla., today. Much of that state is waterlogged.

A MEASURE OF THIS SUMMER IN ALABAMA
Very reliable weather records have been observed in Pinson in the same spot for many years, James Price is the official coop observer. He reported this afternoon that today’s high was 90 was the latest 90 ever recorded.

The temperature reached 90 or higher in Pinson on 95 days this year–an all time record.