Strong/Severe Storms Tomorrow Night

**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today… I am on a “special assignment”… back to the two a day schedule tomorrow**

WARM/DRY AFTERNOON: Temperatures are in the 76-80 degree range across Alabama this afternoon with a mix of sun and clouds. The sky becomes mostly cloudy tonight as moisture levels rise.

STRONG STORMS TOMORROW NIGHT: The day tomorrow will be mostly cloudy, breezy, and mild with only an outside risk of a shower. An organized line of showers and storms will move into the state late tomorrow might ahead of a cold front. SPC maintains the standard “slight risk” of severe storms over Northwest Alabama… west of a line from Huntsville to Jasper to Aliceville. A “marginal risk” extends down to Heflin, Prattville, and Atmore.

TIMING: The core threat for Northwest Alabama will come from 9pm to 1am… for place like Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Anniston, and Gadsden the main threat is from 11pm to 3am.

THREATS: The main issue will be from strong, potentially damaging straight line winds… but we can’t rule out one or two short lived tornadoes, especially in the “slight risk” area of Northwest Alabama. Some small hail is possible as well.

RAIN AMOUNTS: Rain amounts for most places will be in the 1/2 to 3/4 inch range.. no flooding issues are expected.

The sky becomes sunny Wednesday as much cooler and drier air returns… the high Wednesday will be in the 60-t5 degree range.

FROST THREAT EARLY THURSDAY: We are still expecting lows for most places early Thursday morning in the mid 30s with a good chance of frost. Traditionally colder spots will see another late season freeze. The day Thursday will be sunny with a high close to 70 degrees.

FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: Clouds return Friday along with the risk of a few showers. It won’t rain all day, and the afternoon high will be in the 67-70 degree range. A surface front will stall over South Alabama late Friday night and Saturday, and as a wave forms on the front rain should become more widespread across Alabama as the weekend begins. We will forecast periods of rain Saturday with temperatures holding in the cool 50s, almost twenty degrees below average for early April.

Sunday will be warmer with a high in the mid 70s as the warm front lifts northward; new model data suggests a decent part of the day Sunday will be dry with only isolated showers.

NEXT WEEK: Monday looks mostly dry and mild with a high in the 70s… then showers and storms return Tuesday, possibly into Wednesday, followed by another shot of colder air.

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