A Couple of Thunderclaps

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I promised a couple of thunderclaps on my radio forecasts this morning, and tonight, I am proud to say that we have doubled what we promised.  There have been four lightning strikes in the past 30 minutes over Northwest Alabama.  There were two near Berry and two near Winfield.  No charge for the extra bonus lightning strikes tonight.

But the main news tonight is the good old fashioned soaker that much of Central Alabama will receive overnight.  It is raining on nearly every inch of I-20 tonight from west of Cuba, Alabama to the Mississippi River at Vicksburg.

Rain is now heavy over western Alabama counties from Sumter all the way up to Franklin, stretching eastward into Winston and Walker Counties.

1.14 so far at Coker says Ronald Hughes.  0.68 at Lake View in northeastern Tuscaloosa County says Richard Viola.

NWS radar from Jackson says that 2-4 inches of rain has fallen today across much of Central Mississippi with some 4-5 inch amounts possible in some spots.  One of those is between Louisiville and Macon in eastern Mississippi.

So, most everyone across Central Alabama should see well over one inch of rain before morning.  We don’t expect any flooding problems, but be careful if you have to be out and about driving late tonight or early tomorrow morning.

Category: Alabama's Weather