
Noon Radar Update: Heavy Rainfall Across Birmingham Metro
We are monitoring a cluster of rain and storms in the Birmingham Metro currently as we could see some flooding issues develop.
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We are monitoring a cluster of rain and storms in the Birmingham Metro currently as we could see some flooding issues develop.
Some showers and storms are ongoing at the midday hours around the Birmingham Metro.
We have an approaching front from the north and a tropical system to the south of us, that puts most of Alabama in a “tropical sandwich” with more clouds than sun and high rain chances.
Thunderstorms capable of producing severe gusts and isolated hail will be likely across as parts of Mississippi and Alabama today.
We are seeing a mix of sun and clouds with most of Central and North Alabama remaining dry, even though a few pop-up afternoon showers are possible. However, this is not the case to the south, as deep moisture levels are in place across the southern half of Alabama as a trough in the Gulf is producing numerous showers ands storms.
We are seeing a good supply of sunshine over West Alabama, while clouds are holding on for eastern sections of the state. Temperatures will be in the mid to upper 80s today.
The SPC maintains a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) for all of North and the eastern half of Alabama as there is the potential for a few wet microbursts this afternoon (localized areas of strong straight line winds) with stronger storms that form.
By this afternoon, random, scattered showers and thunderstorms will be firing up, and some of these could be on the strong side.
Our heat levels are rising as the days are very hot and very humid with highs in the mid to upper 90s, and dew points are in the low to mid 70s. The combination of hot temps and high humidity are pushing those heat index values over 105°.