No Weather Xtreme video today due to the ongoing severe weather event….
This is a very significant tornado event for Alabama today, but most of the tornadoes have been along and south of I-85. Looks like at least six tornadoes have touched down so far; of course we won’t know until all of the storm surveys are finished in coming days.
Scroll down for more about damage across the state today… thanks to Bill Murray and J.B. as always for their great work on the blog. Seems like some of the most severe damage is just south of Brundidge; here is the LSR from the NWS:
4 S Brundidge [Pike Co, AL] amateur radio reports TSTM WND DMG at 12:25 PM CST — water tower destroyed…several mobile homes destroyed. fire department building collapsed on fire trucks…all in the Hamilton Crossroads community. Possible tornado….
REST OF THE EVENING: We still have dewpoints in the 60s well to the west; you won’t find the dry air until you get west of I-55. So, additional thunderstorm development is possible for the next few hours as the big upper trough approaches. Winds are more unidirectional now, so the main threat from additional storms should be hail, and maybe strong straight line winds. At the moment development over Mississippi is rather limited.
The main severe weather threat, where some significant tornadoes are possible, will be over the southeast part of the state; areas like Dothan and Abbeville.
TOMORROW: Colder and blustery. Clouds will hang tough all day, and we could see some lingering light rain or drizzle during the morning. We should be in the 40s all day; the 12Z GFS suggests we will stay between 43 and 47 all day.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY: Cool and dry for the weekend. We should be close to 60 Friday afternoon, and in the low to mid 60s on Saturday with a good supply of sunshine both days. A fresh supply of cool air arrives on Sunday, which should drop highs in the low 50s.
THANKSGIVING WEEK: Our weather still looks rather benign next week; dry and cool with temperatures below normal for this time of the year. Some rain is possible toward the end of the week, but no major storm system is expected.
It will be very interesting to see how many tornadoes we wind up having today… and we can be thankful the hot spots were south of here. We will get back to the regular schedule tomorrow… the morning Weather Xtreme video will be up by 7:00 a.m.!
