Most of the north half of Alabama was dry at 3:45 this afternoon, but showers and storms were widespread over the southern counties, except extreme SE.
A lot of communities are getting big rain amounts from these storms as they move toward the NE. For a time, South/Central Dallas County was under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
The Storm Prediction Center maintains a Slight Risk of severe weather over the SW part of the state for the remainder of this afternoon and tonight. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was in effect for much of the day over SE Louisiana and Southern Mississippi. Around 2:35 this afternoon, hail up to the size of pennies was reported 4 miles SE of Carthage, Mississippi in Leake County.
The showers and storms were moving toward the NE steadily and those will be spreading into North/Central and North Alabama later this afternoon and tonight.
Lots of lighting over SW Alabama with these storms.
Here in Central Alabama, with intermittent groups of storms moving across, we could get over 3 inches of rain in the next 2 or 3 days. That will give us a big jump start on the 2009 total.
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH ALABAMA
How about that 62 below zero today at Chalkyitsik, Alaska? That will make the most warm-natured person in the world bundle up. It is extremely dangerous cold. These other temperatures:
51 below at Northway and Bettles, Alaska
53 below McGrath
56 below Eagle
54 below Dawson Creek, The Yukon
56 below at Mayo in the same general area
