Evening in Alabama–6:55 Report
Rain is widespread across Alabama this evening, except over the Extreme Southeast. The heaviest rain was from south of the Tuscaloosa area down into Southwest Alabama. Heaviest of all seemed to be over Choctaw County.
Also, there is some lightning involved over Southwest Alabama.
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NWS, Mobile has issued a Flash Flood Warning until 8:45 for Choctaw County and the NW part of both Clarke and Washington County. An additional inch or so is expected in the warned area where the ground is already soaked. Some thunderstorms involved also.
Everything is moving toward the northeast. So far in this storm, the rain has not been especially heavy over most of North Alabama. But the rain will get heavier later this evening and the rain will last all night.
The low pressure area, really involved in all of this, was centered just off the Louisiana and Mississippi Coast early tonight. It will track toward the northeast.
A few rain amounts so far today from ABC 33/40 Skywatchers:
0.38 Noccaula Falls
0.60 Inverness
0.41 Center Point
0.45 Marion
0.42 Scrougeout
0.55 Coker
Heavy rain was observed this evening in parts of Mississippi. Heavy rain reported at Jackson, Meridian, Vicksburg and Hattiesburg. Jackson reports 1.02 inches just since noon and Hattiesburg 1.44 inches. This heavier rain was spreading northeast toward Alabama.
February 4th, 2010 at 7:23 pm
The Sat. just froze up because of the heavy rain.
February 4th, 2010 at 11:12 pm
Thanks Mr. Spann for all the videos,
I love weather and especially fall and winter. I am also a storm chaser but not your typical kind. I do not run after tornadoes, but I do make a run after a big snow storm in winter and I have been in several major hurricanes on purpose to experience nature, but I do it all in a safe way inland; as safe as it can be in a hurricane. I believe we have a more active season this summer/fall and I think Pensacola or even Mobile could be an area of interest. I have been in hurricanes in both those places before.
I mostly wanted to thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to update folks of what is going on and what might go on. I am in Chattanooga, TN which is in your forecast areas and I am from the great State of Alabama in a town called Scottsboro near Huntsville.
Have a wonderful weekend and God bless,
Mark