At 7:30, an band of heavier showers on the periphery of the Gulf disturbance was rotating north through Central Alabama. It is moving northwest at about 40 mph.
It will reach Regions Park at around 9 a.m. and downtown Birmingham about 9:45 a.m. First pitch of the game between Vandy and Arkansas in the SEC Baseball Tournament is scheduled for 10 a.m. This rain could delay the start.
The rain in this band will last about an hour. Rainfall will be moderate to locally heavy for a brief period. Rainfall amounts will range between .20 and .50 with isolated amounts greater than one half inch.
No lightning or thunder yet, but that is possible.
There could be a break from significant rains for a while after that first band passes. That means the first game might be able to be played before later rains occur.
More scattered light showers are possible at any time today and heavier showers will also likely develop. There will also be a little thunder later. We will have to watch radar trends for the 1:30 game between Georgia and LSU, but I think there is a good chance the game will be okay, just dodging a few scattered showers.
The Barons grounds crew is excellent, the field at Regions can handle a good bit of rain and the management team led by Barons GM Jonathan Nelson has the radar on his computer at all times.
It will be breezy today, with east winds picking up to above 10-15 mph at time. Temperatures will be mild…in the 70s. While it’s not sunshine, it is also not blazing hot.
