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Rainy and Stormy Times Ahead

| April 5, 2014 @ 5:21 pm

We have escaped most of today without any issues from the weather. It has been a fairly nice day across much of Alabama as we saw a mix of sun and clouds. Now as we head towards the second half to the weekend, the weather is about to take a turn for the worse. A quick look at the regional radar shows most locations remain dry this evening. However, our eyes are drawn to the south to the the Gulf of Mexico. We are beginning to see widespread convection head north towards the Gulf Coast. There are a few isolated severe storms within this convection. During the overnight hours, this convection will continue to expand in coverage and will be heading north towards Central Alabama.

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For Sunday, we are looking a for a very active day of weather, especially Sunday night and into Monday. Severe weather will be a threat, as damaging winds and tornadoes will be possible for many areas in the state. On top of the severe weather threat, we will see a threat from flash flooding. The National Weather Service Offices in Lake Charles, Slidell, Mobile, and Jackson have all issued flash flood watches for their coverage areas (highlighted in green). The flash flood watches go into effect tomorrow morning. At some point tonight or tomorrow, we expect the NWS in Birmingham to follow suit.

Heavy rain will occur over the state, with many locations across Central Alabama will likely receive 2-3 inches of rain, with some areas receiving more, possibly closer to 4 inches. Plan ahead for the severe weather and flooding threat that will impact Central Alabama Sunday night and Monday morning.

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Category: Alabama's Weather

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Macon, Georgia Television Chief Meteorologist, Birmingham native, and long time Contributor on AlabamaWX. Stormchaser. I did not choose Weather, it chose Me. College Football Fanatic. @Ryan_Stinnet

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