Not Too Bad Outside At Midday, Showers Return Late Tuesday

At 12:15 pm on this final Monday for the month of February 2019, we have plenty of sunshine bathing Central Alabama but some higher thin clouds are filtering those rays just a little bit. The good news is that there are no showers showing up anywhere close to the area. The nearest activity is located in the southern parts of Louisiana and out over the Gulf of Mexico. No threat to us anytime soon. Temperatures are in the lower 50s to the mid-60s across Central Alabama at the moment, with Eufaula as the warm spot at 64 degrees. Cullman was the cool spot at 52 degrees, while Birmingham was up to 57 degrees.

We’ll continue to keep these mostly sunny skies for the rest of the daylight hours with those thin clouds continuing to hang around. Afternoon highs will be in the upper 50s to the upper 60s. Unfortunately, clouds will begin to move in during the late night and into the overnight hours, making skies partly cloudy. We’ll continue to stay dry with overnight lows reaching the mid-30s to the mid-40s.

HiRes NAM valid Tuesday at 12:00 pm CT.

Tuesday looks to start off with some sun across the area during the morning hours, but clouds will begin to move in from the south by the late morning. With those clouds comes a chance of showers across the area starting from the south during the late morning and staying confined to the southern half of the area through the daylight hours. Rain chances will only be in the 20-30% range in the south. Afternoon highs will be in the 60s. Shower chances will continue to increase across the area for the late night and through the overnight hours, topping out around 30-50% from north to south. Rainfall amounts should be less than 1/4 inch where it does rain. Overnight lows will be in the mid-40s to the mid-50s.

STORM SURVEYS CONFIRM TORNADOES FROM SATURDAY’S STORMS
NWS Birmingham has confirmed that two tornadoes touched down on Saturday from their surveys that were conducted on Sunday. An EF-1 (peak winds at 105 MPH) touched down near Hightogy in Lamar County and stayed on the ground for over 9 miles before lifting near Crossville in Fayette County. The second twister touched down near Fowlers Crossroads in Fayette County and stayed on the ground for just over 5 miles before lifting near Eldridge in Walker County. It was rated an EF-0 (peak winds at 80 MPH). Surveys are ongoing for the damage in Coosa and Tallapoosa counties as I type.

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