Rain gradually comes to an end across Alabama late this morning and early this afternoon but temperatures will be somewhat chilly with highs at best in the 50s. Patchy frost is possible across the northern third of the state Monday morning, but the week ahead should be dry.
The severe threat for much of Central Alabama has diminished, but damaging winds of 40 to 60 mph are possible through 2:00 AM for areas along and south of a line from Montgomery to Auburn.
At 1118 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding in the advisory area. Up to three inches of rain have already fallen.
The Tornado Watch that was in effect until 2:00 AM for Lowndes County has been cancelled. The threat of severe storms has diminished.
The Flash Flood Watch has been extended in time for Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chilton, Coosa, Dallas, Etowah, Hale, Jefferson, Lowndes, Marengo, Perry, Shelby, St. Clair, and Talladega counties until 5:00 AM.
NWS Birmingham has cancelled the Tornado Watch for Dallas County. The threat for severe storms has diminished for the county.
Alabama is experiencing its own atmospheric river out of the Gulf of Mexico tonight, bringing very heavy rain and the potential for flooding. There is still a severe weather threat to the south as well.
At 8:16 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause small stream flooding in the advisory area. Two to three inches of rain have already fallen.
At 7:51 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Overflowing poor drainage areas will result in minor flooding in the advisory area. Up to three inches of rain have already fallen.
The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Tornado Watch for portions of Southern and a small part of Central Alabama, the Florida Panhandle, far southeast Mississippi, and the coastal waters effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 6:50 PM until 2:00 AM CDT.
The threat for damaging wind gusts and perhaps a tornado or two will continue across portions of far southern MS and far southern AL with some extension possible into the western FL Panhandle later tonight.
The leading edge of the line of storms have reached the eastern half of the state, stretching from Fort Payne to Sylacauga to Selma.
NWS Birmingham continues to remove counties from the Tornado Watch that is in effect for parts of Central Alabama until 7:00 PM. Counties remaining in the watch are Autauga, Chilton, Dallas, Lowndes, Perry, and Shelby. Bibb, Blount, and Jefferson were the latest counties removed from the watch at 4:37 PM.
A line of thunderstorms will slow down over Central Alabama and not clear the area until late tonight. This could result in some flash flooding.
The line of storms now stretches from Bridgeport in the upper northeast corner of Jackson County, down to the southwest through Altoona and Leeds, to the south through Thorsby and Orrville in southern Dallas County.
