RADAR CHECK: Scattered showers and storms continue to increase over West Alabama this afternoon… some of them are strong with frequent lightning, heavy rain, and gusty winds. SPC maintains a “marginal risk” of severe thunderstorms west of a line from Huntsville to Tuscaloosa to Butler through the evening hours. Continue reading →

WET START TO THE DAY: Radar shows large areas of rain across Alabama this morning ahead of an upper trough to the west. Today will be a mostly cloudy day with periods of rain and a few thunderstorms; some of the storms across North and West Alabama this afternoon could be strong. SPC maintains a low end “marginal risk” of severe storms for areas west of a line from Huntsville to Tuscaloosa to Butler; heavier storms there could produce strong gusty winds this afternoon. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: We have a few isolated showers over Northwest Alabama early this morning, with a larger area of rain over West Tennessee and North Mississippi. We expect a general increase in the number of showers and thunderstorms across Alabama later today and tonight ahead an an approaching cold front. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Widely scattered showers are over Central and East Alabama this afternoon, otherwise the sky is partly sunny across the state with temperatures generally in the 80s. The scattered showers will diminish tonight after sunset. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Most of the rain across Alabama this afternoon remains over the southern counties of the state, where a few thunderstorms are involved. The sky is cloudy over the rest of the state, although we are seeing a little sun over the Tennessee Valley. A stalled surface front is still hanging around just north of I-20. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: We have a few small, isolated showers across Central Alabama this afternoon, but most of North/Central Alabama is rain-free with a mostly cloudy sky. A few patches of blue sky have shown up, and temperatures are mostly in the low to mid 70s along and south of I-20. But, to the north, temperatures are only in the 60s over the northern third of the state, north of a stalled surface front. Continue reading →

SEVERE CLEAR: We have nothing but sunshine across Alabama this afternoon with temperatures mostly in the 68-73 degree range… the average high for Birmingham on May 6 is 80. But, to the north, a cold front is pushing a band of showers and thunderstorms into West Tennessee, and those will advance into the Tennessee Valley later this evening. SPC has put parts of far North Alabama in a “marginal risk” of severe thunderstorms for early tonight as these storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Rain is falling over parts of Southwest Alabama this afternoon… the rest of the state is dry with a partly sunny sky. Temperatures are in the mid 80s over parts of North and Central Alabama where the sun is out; the southern counties are in the 70s because of clouds. Rain and thunderstorms will increase over Southwest Alabama tonight, and there will be periods of rain statewide tomorrow. Continue reading →

CHANGES AHEAD: Clouds will increase across Alabama today ahead of a cold front… a few showers will likely develop this afternoon and tonight. Then, tomorrow, thunderstorms just ahead of the front could become strong to severe. There is a major NWS data/web outage this morning, so I don’t know the SPC outlook, but I would imagine much of the state will be in a “marginal” or “slight” risk (level 1-2/5). Continue reading →

THIS AFTERNOON: Clouds cover Alabama this afternoon, and large areas of rain continue to move across the state. The heaviest rain is over the southwest counties of the state, where a flash flood watch remains in effect for Choctaw, Washington, Mobile, Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Conecuh, and Monroe counties. Rain will taper off tonight, but clouds will linger. Continue reading →