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Humid Air Persists; Scattered Showers/Storms Remain In The Forecast
MUGGY AFTERNOON: An MCS (Mesoscale Convective System) rolled through Alabama this morning in a northwest flow aloft producing heavy rain and gusty winds. Radar suggests parts of Northwest Alabama received over 5 inches of rain earlier today, and a few flash flood warnings were required. The radar is fairly quiet over North/Central Alabama at mid-afternoon with heavier storms over the southern third of the state. SPC has removed the severe weather threat for most of the state thanks to the stabilization process after the morning rain. Continue reading
A Couple Of Rounds Of Storms Likely Today
RADAR CHECK: A batch of rain and thunderstorms is moving through Northwest Alabama early this morning; the storms are not severe, but are noisy with lots of lightning and heavy rain. This activity will diminish later, but more storms will likely develop by mid to late afternoon, and those could pack a punch. SPC has roughly the northern half of the state in a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms today. Continue reading
Sun, Heat, Storms Through The Weekend
RADAR CHECK: Most of the thunderstorms over Alabama at mid-afternoon are over the eastern half of the state, and some of those are very strong with gusty winds and small hail. They are moving along at a pretty good clip, so no flooding issues have been reported so far. Away from those storms, the sky is partly sunny with temperatures in the 87-90 degree range. Continue reading
Humid Summer Days; Scattered Showers And Storms Again Today
HUMID MORNING: it is a muggy late June morning across Alabama with dew points in the 70s for most communities. We note a few sprinkles over West Alabama, but the better chance of showers and thunderstorms will come later today as the air heats up and becomes unstable. SPC has a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms defined for the northeast counties of the state this afternoon; heavier storms will be capable of strong straight line winds and some hail. Continue reading
Hot, Muggy Summer Weather With Scattered Storms
RADAR CHECK: Scattered showers and thunderstorms have formed across Alabama this afternoon as expected. They moving slowly to the east, and producing heavy rain, gusty winds, and lots of lightning. Some of the heavier storms are over the Tennessee Valley of North Alabama. Away from the thunderstorms, some some places this is the hottest day so far this year. Birmingham hit 93 degrees at 2p CT; other communities are in the low 90s as well. Continue reading
Sun, Heat, Scattered Storms
SUMMERTIME WEATHER: The weather pattern looks very typical for late June and early July in Alabama this week. The main jet stream will remain well to the north of the state, and we are in a very humid, tropical airmass. Each day this week we expect a partly sunny sky, and as the summer heat develops during the day, the air becomes buoyant by afternoon, opening the door for showers and thunderstorms to develop. Continue reading
Mixed Sun/Clouds; Scattered Storms
HUMID SUMMER DAYS: Very moist air will hang over Alabama through the weekend, and we will still mention scattered showers and thunderstorms each day in the forecast. But, the upper trough that has been parked over the region has lifted out, and we expect the showers to be a little more scattered in nature in coming days. Most of them (but not necessarily all) will come from 1:00 until 9:00 p.m., and the odds of any one spot getting wet will be in the 30/40 percent range each day. Continue reading
Very Humid Air In Place; Scattered Showers/Storms Later Today
MUGGY MORNING: Temperatures are in the 70s, dewpoints are in the 70s across Alabama early this morning as a very moist, tropical airmass remains in place. The radar is quiet as the day begins, but scattered showers and thunderstorms will form again this afternoon and tonight. Odds of any one spot getting wet today are around 60 percent, and the high will be in the mid to upper 80s with a mix of sun and clouds. Continue reading
Scattered Storms Through Tomorrow; Then A Dry Weekend
WATCHING THE RADAR: Scattered thunderstorms will likely develop across Alabama over the next 4 hours in a moist, unstable environment over Alabama, and ahead of an upper low over Arkansas. Where storms do form, they could be strong with potential for small hail and strong winds; SPC has all of Alabama in a low end, “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe weather through tonight. Continue reading
Hot Humid Memorial Day; A Few Afternoon Storms
SUN, HEAT, STORMS: Routine late May weather continues across Alabama on this Memorial Day. We expect a good supply of sunshine this morning, followed by a few random, scattered storms this afternoon. The chance of any one spot getting wet today is in the 20/30 percent range, and most of them will come from about 1:00 until 9:00 p.m. Continue reading
