DRY: Today will feature sunshine in full supply with a high in the mid 60s. The average high for April 1 at Birmingham is 71. We stay dry through Friday; the high tomorrow will be in the low 70s, followed by mid to upper 70s Friday.
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SPRING CHILL: Rain and storms have exited the state this afternoon, but clouds linger over North Alabama. Temperatures are only in the upper 40s and 50s and many areas… the average high for March 31 at Birmingham is 71. The sky will clear tonight, and we project a low between 37 and 44 degrees early tomorrow for most places. For colder valleys and protected areas, there is a chance of some scattered light frost.
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NWS Birmingham has now canceled the Tornado Watch for Barbour, Russell, and Lee counties as the threat for severe storms has now moved out of the area and into Georgia.
As of 12:00 pm, only the extreme southeastern parts of Central Alabama continues to experience rain and thunderstorms as the rest of the area is now rain free.
NWS Birmingham updates Tornado Watch… cancels Bullock, Macon, and Pike counties… continues Barbour, Lee, and Russell counties until 3:00 pm.
AT 1141 AM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EUFAULA, MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.
At 1133 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Gaino, or 9 miles southwest of Eufaula, moving east at 45 mph.
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