A Quick Check Of Our Weather Situation At 10:20PM

RADAR CHECK
For much of the Central Alabama area, this have calmed down greatly, but up to the northern part of the state, a line of strong to severe thunderstorms are continuing their march to the southeast. There is one Severe Thunderstorm Warning currently in effect until 10:15 for parts of Lawrence and Limestone Counties. The main threat from these storms are damaging winds up to 60 MPH and quarter-size hail. This line currently stretches from Red Bay to Decatur to Scottsboro.

Back to the south in Central Alabama, we have a few scattered showers out there moving off to the east. Back to the west, there are a few scattered showers and storms that will move into the state within the next hour or so, but those continue to weaken as they make their way to the east.

LATEST THINKING
The Severe Thunderstorm Watch that was in effect across much of North/Central Alabama was allowed to expire at 9:00PM, with the thinking that the organized severe weather threat is done for the night, but a few storms could still grow strong to severe for a short period of time. For the rest of the evening and overnight hours, the best rain chances overnight will be along and north of I-20 with little or no rain expected south of I-85. Storms that are out there now will weaken as the night progresses, but some could temporarily be strong to severe. Overnight lows will be in the lower 60s across the area.

HEADS UP FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER ON THURSDAY
Our next system that will move across the area will be on Thursday afternoon and Thursday night, and the SPC already has much of the state defined in a severe weather risk on their “Day 4” outlook. The synoptic pattern looks favorable for strong to severe storms as of now, but we need to get through today’s event before focusing on Thursday.

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