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Storms developed along a warm front this morning over West Alabama, even prompting a couple of severe thunderstorm warnings. The front continues moving to the north, and we will remain in a rather moist environment through Saturday. So… scattered showers and storms will remain in the forecast tomorrow and Saturday, mostly during the afternoon and evening hours. The 12Z model runs suggest the showers tomorrow and Saturday will be pretty widely spaced, and there should be some very decent intervals of sunshine. Expect summer-like temperatures; the GFS shows a high of 90 tomorrow, and 89 Saturday. Combine those readings with high dewpoints, and it will feel more like mid-June.
An upper ridge builds over the state Sunday and Monday; these days should be mostly dry and very warm, with a high between 85 and 90 degrees both days along with a good supply of sunshine.
AT THE BEACH: Scattered showers and storms are possible tomorrow and Saturday, but expect about 4 to 6 hour of sunshine each day. The high along the immediate coast will be close to 80, and the sea surface temperatures are running in the upper 70s along the coast. The weather looks mostly dry Sunday and Monday with a sunny sky both days.
NEXT WEEK: Looks like we stay dry through Wednesday of next week; a few scattered showers could show up by Thursday and Friday with a weakening front just north of here.
VOODOO LAND: The GFS continues to suggest some kind of tropical system forming over the Northwest Caribbean around the first of June; the 12Z run moves it across the southern tip of Florida, and out into the Atlantic. Very good consistency in this idea, but it is still beyond seven days and out there in the land of voodoo.
COLORADO TORNADO OUTBREAK: This from abc3340.com: A large tornado plowed through a swath of northern Colorado on Thursday, killing at least one person and damaging buildings, homes and agricultural equipment in several towns. One person was confirmed dead in the storm that struck about 50 miles north of Denver, the Weld County coroner’s office said. The storm tracked north-northwestward through or near the towns of Platteville, Milliken, Greeley and Windsor. Windsor, a farm town of about 16,000, appeared the hardest hit. Video footage showed a dark-grey funnel perhaps a quarter-mile wide near Windsor with heavy hail and rain.
Homes and farm buildings lost roofs, utility poles were toppled and jackknifed truck blocked a state highway. Interstate 25, the main north-south highway, was closed to traffic for a time. Highway 85 remained closed near Gilcrest.
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