TODAY: At 11:30 am, we have a mix of sun and clouds across Central Alabama with a few spotty showers starting to form in the northwestern parts of the area along with one over the northwestern part of Autauga County. None of these are strong at this point as they are just forming, but we’ll have to watch as some could become strong to severe.
There is a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms capable of producing quarter size hail and damaging winds through this evening, generally along and north of a line from Reform to Autaugaville to Blue Springs. Additional strong to severe thunderstorms south of this line cannot be ruled out.
Today will be another day that features hot and humid conditions across Central Alabama with the potential for more scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop during the heating of the day. With the environment in place, a few storms that develop could become strong to severe. Highs will top out in the lower to mid-90s across the area with heat index values in the 100-105 degree range.
We’ll also have to watch for a weakening MCS that will be moving into the northern parts of the state within the next hour or two. At this point, it’s just a band of showers and thunderstorms with no severe storms. We’ll have to watch it as it moves into a very unstable and hot atmosphere. There is also another one that is moving through Missouri at this time that may enter the state later this evening if it stays heading in the same direction. Damaging winds in excess of 60 MPH will be possible with either one of these systems.
SUNDAY: Ridging in place over the southeast will continue to pump more warm and humid air up into Central Alabama on Sunday, but our rain chances will be less than what we’ll see for today. Skies will be mostly clear to partly cloudy and we’ll have a slight chance of a few isolated showers and thunderstorms mainly over the eastern half of the area. Highs will be in the lower to mid-90s across much of the area with heat index values in the 100-105 degree range.
TROPICS: All is quiet across the Atlantic Basin and no tropical cyclones are expected to form over the next five days.
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