1.26″ of Rain in 1 Hour at BHM

1.26 inches of rain fell in the hour ending at 5 a.m. at the Shuttlesworth Birmingham International Airport.

A total of 1.42 had been recorded through 5:14.

We may threaten the record rainfall for April 25th in Birmingham before the day is out, It currently stands at 2.10″ in 1980.

On the right panel of the graphic below, you can see radar estimated rainfall from the BMX Doppler. It shows that over two inches has likely fallen across parts of Lamar, Fayette and Walker Counties.

RADAR UPDATE
The left panel shows the current BMX radar image with the showers and storms lined up from Calhoun and Cleburne Counties through Clay and Randolph, Coosa and Chilton into Dallas and Wilcox Counties.

WATCH UPDATE
A tornado watch remains in effect until 8 a.m. for Dallas County and until noon for Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Pike, Russell.The tornado watch is canceled for Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry and Sumter Counties.

Category: Alabama's Weather