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Plenty of Rain and Storms Around

| July 20, 2019 @ 12:05 pm

Showers and storms have been ongoing across portions of Alabama through the morning hours, and these continue to expand in coverage as we head into and through the afternoon, and many locations stand a pretty good chance of getting wet today, but not everyone will see rain.

So far today, the heaviest and most widespread activity has been over our western and southern counties, with another area of heavy rain working across northeastern portions of the state. The general movement of the rain and storms is from east to west today. Like yesterday, storms can produce a lot of lightning, but the main concern today will be the intense tropical downpours, and with the slow movement of the storms, there could once again be areas of flooding today, so pay very close attention to conditions in your area.

Where it is raining, temperature are in the 70s, but elsewhere, under a mix of sun and clouds temps are well into the 80s. Tonight, it will be generally cloudy with scattered showers and storms and lows in the 70s.

FOR TOMORROW: Decent rain chances will stick around for our Sunday, but the showers and storms will become a bit more scattered in nature, with the greatest coverage during the afternoon and evening hours, but rain will be possible at anytime. Highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 80s for most of North/Central Alabama, while lower 90s are possible down south.

BEACH FORECAST CENTER: Get the latest weather and rip current forecasts for the beaches from Fort Morgan to Panama City on our Beach Forecast Center page. There, you can select the forecast of the region that you are interested in visiting.

WORLD TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation outside the U.S. was 121.5F at Adrar, Algeria. The lowest observation was -112.4F at University Dome, Antarctica.

CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: The highest observation was 115F at Death Valley, CA. The lowest observation was 30F at Stanley, ID.

WEATHER ON THIS DATE IN 1930: The temperature at Washington D.C. soared to an all-time record of 106 degrees. The next day Millsboro reached 110 degrees to set a record for the state of Delaware. July 1930 was one of the hottest and driest summers in the U.S., particularly in the Missouri Valley where severe drought conditions developed. Toward the end of the month state records were set for Kentucky with 114 degrees, and Mississippi with 115 degrees.

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Macon, Georgia Television Chief Meteorologist, Birmingham native, and long time Contributor on AlabamaWX. Stormchaser. I did not choose Weather, it chose Me. College Football Fanatic. @Ryan_Stinnet

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