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ISAAC THIS AFTERNOON: The circulation center is a little south of Monroe, Louisiana, and moving slowly to the northwest. Unsettled, breezy, wet, and stormy weather continues east of there over Mississippi and West Alabama, where we have had a number of tornado and flash flood warnings today.
So far today, the most widespread rain in Alabama has been along and west of I-65, although a few showers are also over the eastern counties. The tornado warnings have been in the general area between Butler and Mobile; a small tornado touched down around 11:00 this morning in Toxey, which is south of Butler.
TORNADO WATCH: The tornado watch that has been in effect throughout the day for West and South Alabama is scheduled to expire at 4:00; it remains to be seen if SPC will extend it. We believe the greatest risk of isolated tornadoes tonight will be over Mississippi, but we will need to watch radar closely over far West Alabama through the evening.
TOMORROW AND THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND: We will still have a good chance of tropical showers tomorrow with a mostly cloudy sky; the high will be in the 80s. But, no flooding, and no serious risk of tornadoes as Isaac moves away from Alabama. Then, for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, expect a mix of sun and clouds each day with a high around 90 degrees. The air stays very humid, and we will have a chance of scattered showers and storms each day, mostly during the afternoon and evening hours.
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL? Here are the football forecasts from the post earlier this afternoon…
TONIGHT: A few showers are likely, mainly over West Alabama. The chance of any one stadium getting some rain tonight is about 60 percent west of I-65. For areas along and east of I-65, including the Birmingham metro, the chance of a shower at any given game site is about 30 percent.
We don’t expect much lighting and thunder, and the showers will come and go, so it won’t be steady if rain comes. The night will be warm and very humid with temperatures around 80 degrees during the games.
TOMORROW NIGHT: While showers are still possible, they will be fewer in number. Any one game has about a 30 percent chance of getting a shower statewide; temperatures will be close to 80, and humidity levels will be high. While you can’t rule out a little thunder and lightning somewhere, lightning should not be a big issue.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
SC AT VANDY: The SEC season begins tonight in Nashville as South Carolina visits Vandy. The sky will be cloudy, and a little scattered light rain is possible, but nothing really heavy or widespread. Temperatures will be mostly in the 70s during the game.
ALABAMA VS MICHIGAN: The weather in Dallas Saturday will be sunny and hot with a high just under 100 degrees. The biggest issue for fans involves the rain in Mississippi from Isaac; for those driving along I-20 it will be very wet ride through Mississippi and Northeast Louisiana; the weather will greatly improve west of Monroe, LA. I am not aware of any flooding issues along I-20. Showers are possible along the route tomorrow, but they will be more scattered and the rain won’t be as heavy, generally speaking.
AUBURN VS CLEMSON: Just a few scattered showers in Atlanta Saturday with a high in the upper 80s; for those driving to Atlanta along I-20 or I-85, you will have a little light rain at times today and tomorrow, but serious weather issues are not expected.
GULF COAST WEATHER: Weather conditions will continue to improve tomorrow with decreasing seas. For the holiday weekend, we expect about 6 to 8 hours of sunshine Saturday through Monday with just a few widely scattered showers or storms. Highs will be in the upper 80s along the coast from Panama City west to Gulf Shores.
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