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A Quick Check On Our Weather Situation At 4:00 PM

| June 21, 2018 @ 4:09 pm

Radar check at 3:50 PM continue to show showers and thunderstorms moving across Central Alabama with the strongest storm located over the eastern parts of Macon County down in the southeastern parts of the area. This cluster of storms is putting down torrential amounts of rain along with producing dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning and gutsy winds up to and over 40 MPH. Communities in the path of this storm include Tuskegee, Notasulga, Tuskegee National Forest, Davisville, Society Hill, Lake Tuskegee, Creek Stand, Warriorstand, I 85 Rest Area, Uphapee Creek and Moton Field Municipal Airport. It’s moving east at 15 MPH.

Another strong cluster of storms is slowly moving eastward over parts of Clay and Randolph counties. This is another cluster that is putting down a good bit of rain and producing plenty of cloud-to-ground lightning. The rest of the showers and thunderstorms out there are not so bad at the moment.

We continue to have nearly all of Central Alabama in a Marginal Risk of severe storms throughout the remainder of the day and into the overnight hours. We are seeing that a cluster of storms that will be developing over Arkansas later this evening and moving into the northwestern parts of the state around 6:00-8:00 PM tonight. These will move southeastward during the night and make into the Birmingham Metropolitan Area in the 12:00-2:00 AM time frame. Some of the storms with this group may be strong to marginally severe with gusty winds being the main threat. We could see more heavy rainfall along with dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning.

We’ll keep you posted throughout the evening with updates, and if any warnings or advisories are issued, they will be posted on the blog immediately after they’re issued from NWS.

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Scott Martin is an operational meteorologist, professional graphic artist, musician, husband, and father. Not only is Scott a member of the National Weather Association, but he is also the Central Alabama Chapter of the NWA president. Scott is also the co-founder of Racecast Weather, which provides forecasts for many racing series across the USA. He also supplies forecasts for the BassMaster Elite Series events including the BassMaster Classic.

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