Dry Tomorrow; Some Light Rain Friday
RADAR CHECK: Most of the rain across Alabama this afternoon is over the southern half of the state, south of a line from Eutaw to Clanton to Alexander City. There are a few sprinkles over the Tennessee Valley of far North Alabama, otherwise the sky is cloudy with temperatures mostly in the 50s. Rain ends this evening, and we expect gradual clearing tonight. Some fog is possible after midnight.
Tomorrow will be a dry day; the sky partly to mostly sunny with a high in the low 60s. Then, clouds return tomorrow night, and the next wave brings a few periods of light rain Friday. Friday will be cooler with a high in the low 50s.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: A deep upper trough will swing through Saturday, and it could squeeze out a few widely scattered showers, especially during the morning hours. Otherwise Saturday will feature more clouds than sun with a high in the mid 50s. Then, Sunday should be a wonderful winter day… lots of sunshine with a high around 60 degrees.
NEXT WEEK: Monday will be dry and mild with a high in the 60s; then the next wave bring a good chance of rain and thunderstorms Tuesday and Tuesday night. If some surface based instability develops, we could see a few strong thunderstorms with this feature. Then, the rest of the week looks dry and cooler. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
Still no sign of any bitterly cold, Arctic air for the Deep South for the next seven to ten days.
ON THIS DATE IN 2016: Eleven tornadoes touched down across Alabama. Damage occurred in Pickens, Lamar, Marion, Fayette, Winston, Marengo, Hale Lee and Chambers Counties. This storm system produced damage from Texas to the Carolinas. Two EF-2 tornadoes touched down in Winston County, one near Ashridge, and another near Helicon. An EF-1 produced damage near Guin and Brilliant in Marion County.
ON THIS DATE IN 2002: A major three-day winter storm blasted parts of Kansas and Missouri. A catastrophic ice storm occurred south of the snow area, with two inches of ice and snow accumulating in the Kansas City, Missouri area. Thousands of trees were felled by the storm, blocking roads, felling utility lines and causing fires. Two “Bicentennial Trees” which were estimated at being over 200 years old were badly damaged from this storm. After the 31st, 325,000 people were reportedly without power in Kansas City alone.
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