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Midday Nowcast: Rain and Storms Mainly South Today
Periods of rain and storms remain in the forecast Alabama, but today the better rain chances are down across South Alabama, where the surface boundary is today. Continue reading
Higher Coverage Of Showers Over South Alabama Today
RADAR CHECK: We have a number of showers and storms in progress early this morning over the southern third of Alabama, south of a stalled surface front. The highest coverage of rain today will stay south of that boundary, over South Alabama…. drier air is over the northern part of the state. Temperatures north of Birmingham are in the low to mid 60s at daybreak for a little touch of fall. Continue reading
Unsettled Pattern Setting Up Through The Weekend
RADAR CHECK: Patches of mostly light rain linger over North Alabama this afternoon, while heavier thunderstorms are forming over the southwest part of the state, where the air is hot and unstable. Sunshine is fairly limited, and temperatures are only in the 70s over the northern counties thanks to clouds and showers. The heavier storms over Southwest Alabama will taper off after sunset Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Wet and Stormy Pattern
Periods of rain and storms are ahead Alabama as a boundary remains in place across the state, allowing for impulses of energy to ride along it. Today, rain and storms are tracking northwest to southeast through Alabama. Continue reading
Rain Coverage Increasing Across Alabama Today
RADAR CHECK: A mass of showers and thunderstorms is pushing into West Alabama early this morning ahead of a disturbance over the Mid-South moving down through the northwest flow aloft over the region. Expect scattered to numerous showers and storms today, but still it won’t rain everywhere (summer rain distribution is always uneven here). Heavier storms this afternoon will shift down into South Alabama, where the air will be more unstable. Continue reading
Strong Storms Over Southwest Alabama; Scattered Rain Near The Tennessee State Line
RADAR CHECK: As expected, the stronger thunderstorms across Alabama today are over the southwest corner of the state, where parts of Mobile and Baldwin counties are under a severe thunderstorm warning as I write this at mid-afternoon. These storms are south of a surface front; north of that boundary the sky is partly to mostly sunny over the central counties of the state. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Dry Tuesday, Rain and Storms Rest of Week
It is mainly sunny for much of North and Central Alabama with temperatures in the upper 80s to lower 90s. Continue reading
Strong Storms Today Mainly Over Southwest Alabama
QUIET MORNING: Alabama is rain-free this morning; drier air has dropped into northern counties, where temperatures have fallen into the mid 60s in many places. Most of the showers and storms that form this afternoon will be over the southern part of the state, where deep moisture lingers. SPC maintains a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms for Southwest Alabama, where the heavier storms could produce strong winds. Continue reading
Scattered Strong Storms Through The Evening Hours
RADAR CHECK: Showers and storms are forming rapidly in scattered locations over the northern half of Alabama this afternoon. SPC maintains a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms through the evening hours… some strong wind gusts are possible. Of course, all summer storms produce lots of lightning and heavy rain. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Quiet Now, Some Storms Later
A weak front is moving southward through North/Central Alabama today and it could be the focal point for some showers and storms this afternoon and evening. Some stronger storms are possible and the SPC maintains much of Central Alabama in … Continue reading
