A Saturday Soaker

The rain made an early appearance today and many of us woke up to the pitter-patter of rain drops. The rain has set-in and it is going to rain the rest of today and into the overnight hours.

As we look at the regional radar, there is an abundance of rain already across much of the state and looking to our south, there is a lot more heading our way. Don’t be fooled by the lack of radar returns from the Gulf of Mexico, as the radar beam cannot see all the way out into the Gulf. There is a great deal of rain out there and it will be moving inland today. This rain shield will continue to expand north and east today. An area of low pressure in the Gulf will continue to pump moisture north as it tracks to the northeast across the Gulf. It will move onshore along the Florida Panhandle later today and track across southwestern Georgia during the overnight hours.

Most of Alabama will receive one to two inches of rain from this system, but since the rain will fall over an extended period of time, flooding is not a major concern. Of course some locations will receive more rain, and there could be some isolated reports of flooding. Any outdoor activities you have planned will be impacted by rain today.

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Category: Alabama's Weather