March Roars In Like A Lion

A Quick Check On Our Weather At 2:35 PM

The good news is that the severe weather threat has come to an end for all of Central Alabama, as the cold front responsible for all of the action this morning has now moved well into the southern portions of the area. The main area of rainfall has started to end for the northwestern parts of the area, but we do notice a couple of lines of showers moving to the southeast through Tennessee and northern Mississippi that will eventually catch up with the back side of the main activity. The rain across North and Central Alabama is moving to the east.

Weather For The Rest Of The Day

HRRR Simulated Radar solution valid at 5:00 PM this evening.

Rain will continue to move off to the east and southeast throughout the remainder of the afternoon and into the evening hours. Rain should come to an end in the Birmingham and Tuscaloosa areas around the evening rush hour, ending in Montgomery around the 6PM-8PM time frame, and out of the area by 9PM-11PM. Highs will be in the lower 60s to the lower 80s from the northwest to the southeast, with much of those highs coming earlier in the day. For the overnight hours, the rainfall will have ended and temperatures will be reaching the chilly range, dropping into the upper 30s to the upper 40s.

Damage Reports From Thursday Morning

Hueytown (Jefferson Co.)
Trees and powerlines were downed within the city, especially along Hueytown Road.

Sand Rock (Cherokee Co.)
Tree downed in roadway along 1800 Marker County Road.

Reece City (Etowah Co.)
Powrline downed and blocking a roadway.

Broomtown (Cherokee Co.)
Tree downed and clocking intersection at State Highway 35 south of State Highway 273.

Jacksonville (Calhoun Co.)
Trees and powerlines downed across Jacksonville and the campus of Jacksonville State University. In addition, numerous trees and powerlines were downed across the central parts of the Calhoun County.

Weaver (Calhoun Co.)
Tree downed on a house causing significant damage.

Horseshoe Bend (Tallapoosa Co.)
Tree downed on a powerline with lines broken at 183 Griffin Shoals Road just north of Dadeville.

Holtville (Elmore Co.)
Trees and powerlines were downed at 216 Blackwells Road near the Holtville and Slapout communities.

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On This Day In Weather History
1910 – The deadliest avalanche of record in the U.S. thundered down the mountains near Wellington Station WA sweeping three huge locomotive train engines and some passenger cars, snowbound on the grade leading to Stevens Pass, over the side and into a canyon, and burying them under tons of snow. The avalanche claimed the lives of more than 100 people. The station house at Wellington was also swept away.

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