At 8:02 PM CDT, Doppler Radar Was Tracking A Strong Thunderstorm Near Coatopa, Or 7 Miles South Of Livingston, Moving Northeast At 25 Mph. Winds Up To 40 Mph Will Be Possible With This Storm.
At 7:35 PM CDT, Doppler Radar Was Tracking A Strong Thunderstorm Near Kinterbish, Or Near York, Moving Northeast At 30 Mph. Winds Up To 40 Mph Will Be Possible With This Storm.
WET PATTERN CONTINUES: Radar shows large areas of rain across Alabama this afternoon… mostly light to moderate rain over the northern half of the state, with heavier storms near the Gulf Coast. A large waterspout was over Mobile Bay around 12:15 this afternoon, but thankfully dissipated before moving into Baldwin County. Periods of rain will continue tonight across the state in the moist, tropical environment.
We are starting to see some heavier showers starting to develop over the southwestern parts of Central Alabama over Sumter and Dallas counties.
Threat for water-loaded downbursts and brief tornadoes will continue across southern AL/MS and the western/central FL Panhandle for the next few hours.
We have an active map across the southeastern United States at this point as we have crossed over into the noon hour on this wet and gray Thursday.
DRY SPELL IS OVER: We have measurable rain at Birmingham this morning for the first time since May 16. Radar shows a large mass of rain over most of Alabama, and we will be wet through tomorrow with rain at times along with a few thunderstorms. A few strong storms are possible over parts of Southwest Alabama today; SPC has a “slight risk” (level 2/5) defined for parts of Sumter, Choctaw, and Washington counties… with a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) in the broad zone from Tuscaloosa to Mobile.
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