Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southeastern Lowndes County
Lots of lightning, heavy rain, and the potential for damaging wind gusts in addition to the hail.
Lots of lightning, heavy rain, and the potential for damaging wind gusts in addition to the hail.
An area of rain and storms will rumble across much of North Central Alabama over the next few hours. Heavy rain, gusty winds, and some small hail may accompany the stronger storms. CAPE values are very low and shear is marginal, so the severe weather threat is nearly non-existent. Stronger storms will be limited to the southern third of Alabama.
Severe thunderstorm over northeastern Montgomery County near Cecil. It is moving into Macon County as it moves east northeast into Macon County at 30 mph. It will be near Tuskegee before 630 p.m.
The rain and storms will move across Central Alabama tonight. Isolated storms could be severe over South Alabama.
Thunderstorms with large hail to 1.25 inches in diameter and 60 mph wind gusts may occur over South Central and South Alabama into the evening.
We’ll have to deal with showers at times through the weekend, but the work week ahead will be bright and dry.
The NWS Birmingham has issued a significant weather advisory for the storm. Radar indicates that hail, potentially as large as 1 inch in diameter, could be approaching. Damaging wind gusts are also possible.
A severe thunderstorm watch is not anticipated, but loosely organized storms will occur throughout the afternoon and early evening across the I-59/I-20 corridor in Alabama. Strong wind gusts and marginally severe hail are possible with the stronger storms.
RADAR CHECK: A few isolated showers have formed over North Alabama this afternoon with a mostly cloudy sky, but much of the state is dry. Temperatures are in the 80s over South Alabama, where the sky is partly sunny.
Today is featuring a mostly cloudy sky with a high in the low 80s. Like yesterday, a few scattered showers or storms are possible with the approach of a surface front, but many locations will remain dry.