Our long awaited cold front, just before 11 o’clock this morning, was in the vicinity of Memphis, across extreme NW Mississippi and NW Tennessee.
A line of showers and a few thunderstorms in advance of the front was across NW Alabama. It extended from near Hamilton to Hackleburg to near Athens. The line was moving toward the SE.
The heaviest rain in all of that was just north of the Alabama/Tennessee border north of Madison and Jackson Counties.
Actually, it is a rather puny line of showers and storms, especially from what we had expected several days ago, but every little bit helps. We will continue to watch it as it continues to move toward the SE.
ONE TROPICAL NOTE
Tropical Depression #13 still has not become a tropical storm. It was still over the extreme SW Gulf of Mexico late this morning. It was about 145 miles east of Tuxtan, Mexico. It was moving very little. The NHC says it will develop a slow west or WSW drift today. Highest sustained winds were 35 mph with higher gusts. It is still expected to become a tropical storm later today. It may produce 5 to 10 inches of rain over the state of Veracruz in Mexico with isolated amounts of 15 inches.
