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On the discussion yesterday was talked about rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches from Humberto… some spots actually received more that three inches yesterday and last night. My total in North Shelby County so far from the storm is 2.60″, and our Skywatcher in Inverness reported 3.29″ as of 9:00 last night… he might over four inches by now. J.B. will keep up with the storm totals here on the blog as the day progresses.
TODAY: Looks like the most widespread rain this morning will be over the northern half of the state, as the mid-level segment of Humberto is poised to move through this area. But, as the cold front approaches, showers and storms will increase over South Alabama later today and tonight. Additional rain totals of one to two inches are likely today. No high wind or severe weather is expected, and not enough rain to cause any flash flooding. The best possible kind of situation.
The rain will end from west to east during the late afternoon hours, and it sure looks like most of the rain will be out of Alabama by 9:00 p.m. For tonight’s high school football games, it looks some rain will be possible over East Alabama, but for the western two-thirds of the state the rain should be over by the time the games kick off. Temperatures will be in the mid 70s at kickoff, then reaching the upper 60s by the fourth quarter at most stadiums.
OUR WEEKEND: The sky will become sunny tomorrow as cooler and drier takes over… check out these observations up in the core of the chilly air at 5:00 a.m. CDT:
Wolf Point, Montana 27
Dickinson, North Dakota 28
Hallock, Minnesota 32
No, it won’t be that cold here, but we do expect lows in the 50s early Sunday. The GFS is now coming in with a low of 53 at Birmingham; we figure that might a tad too aggressive; most communities will wind up somewhere between 54 and 59. But, some of the cooler valleys in Northeast Alabama might see 48 or 49 degrees. Lots of sun during the day Sunday with low humidity.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEATHER: Alabama will host Arkansas at Bryant-Denny Stadium tomorrow afternoon at 5:45… the sky will be clear with a kickoff temperature of 80 degrees, falling through the 70s during the game. Auburn will host Mississippi State at Jordan-Hare tomorrow morning (an 11:30 kickoff); the sky will clear during the game; the kickoff temperature will be around 78 degrees, rising into the low 80s during the game. And, UAB will host Alcorn State at Legion Field tomorrow evening… that game kicks off at 6:00, and the sky will be clear with about 77 degrees at kickoff, with upper 60s likely by the fourth quarter.
LONG RANGE: No sign of another cool air shot for the rest of September as the main Polar jet shifts back to the north… and we will watch Tropical Storm Ingrid in the Atlantic, which will be north of the Leeward Islands by early next week. NHC weakens the system to a tropical depression at that time due to shearing.
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