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A few patches of light rain are moving across North and North Central Alabama this afternoon. They should be gone by 2 p.m. mostly. Tonight will be chilly, but we don’t expect frost except in a few isolated locations.
Widespread rain is affecting the area this morning, with some thunder over southern sections of the area, but no severe weather. A run of dry and eventually very warm weather will prevail this week after a couple of cool mornings Monday and Tuesday.
A large area of rain is poised to move into Alabama early this morning. It will contain some embedded thunder over southern parts of the state, but no severe weather is expected. The rain will end from the southwest during the morning hours and be mostly gone by noon.
Lots of lightning, heavy rain, and the potential for damaging wind gusts in addition to the hail.
An area of rain and storms will rumble across much of North Central Alabama over the next few hours. Heavy rain, gusty winds, and some small hail may accompany the stronger storms. CAPE values are very low and shear is marginal, so the severe weather threat is nearly non-existent. Stronger storms will be limited to the southern third of Alabama.
Severe thunderstorm over northeastern Montgomery County near Cecil. It is moving into Macon County as it moves east northeast into Macon County at 30 mph. It will be near Tuskegee before 630 p.m.
The rain and storms will move across Central Alabama tonight. Isolated storms could be severe over South Alabama.
Thunderstorms with large hail to 1.25 inches in diameter and 60 mph wind gusts may occur over South Central and South Alabama into the evening.
The NWS Birmingham has issued a significant weather advisory for the storm. Radar indicates that hail, potentially as large as 1 inch in diameter, could be approaching. Damaging wind gusts are also possible.
A severe thunderstorm watch is not anticipated, but loosely organized storms will occur throughout the afternoon and early evening across the I-59/I-20 corridor in Alabama. Strong wind gusts and marginally severe hail are possible with the stronger storms.
At 340 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dodge City, or 9 miles south of Cullman, moving northeast at 20 mph.
Our nice run of weather continues with dry and warm conditions today, Monday, and Tuesday, before a period of unsettled weather moves into Alabama for the remainder of the week.
Great weather is coming to Alabama through early next week, with a fine weekend in store.
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