
Just Before 8 pm Update — Rain Has Crossed Over the Alabama/Mississippi State Line
At 7:49 pm, rain has crossed over the state line and now stretched from just south of Eutaw all the way north through Florence and into Tennessee.
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At 7:49 pm, rain has crossed over the state line and now stretched from just south of Eutaw all the way north through Florence and into Tennessee.
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As of 11:31 am, rain continues over the southern portions of the area along and south of I-85 before crossing I-65 near Hayneville and inching back northward to Linden.
Rain moves in later today and sticks around through much of Sunday. We’ll dry out for Monday, but strong to severe storms will be possible going into midweek.
NWS Huntsville has issued a Wind Advisory effective at 12 pm for Colbert, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan counties in the Tennessee Valley until 6 pm his evening.
The line of showers and heavier rain is now moving into the western parts of the state from Mississippi, and the good news is that none of these storms are strong or severe.
At 8:57 pm, a line of rain and thunderstorms was pushing eastward through the central portions of Mississippi and is headed toward Central Alabama.
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Don’t let the bright sunshine and blue skies fool you… It’s still rather cold outdoors this afternoon.
Cooler weather for today, but warmer temperatures are in our future, along with some rain.
Both NWS Offices in Birmingham and Huntsville have extended the Wind Advisories in time until 9 pm tonight as the threat of gusty winds will continue later into the evening.
NWS Birmingham has cancelled the Tornado Watch for Barbour, Bullock, Lee, Macon, Pike, Russell counties in Central Alabama as the threat for severe weather has come to an end.
At 403 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles northeast of Ider, or 7 miles south of Trenton, moving east at 35 mph.
At 400 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Russell County Sports Complex, or 12 miles southwest of Phenix City, moving east at 45 mph.