Cooler Today; Some Rain At Times

COLD FRONT DRIFTING SOUTHWARD: A cold front is pushing into far North Alabama early this morning; a band of light rain continues ahead of the front over the northern third of the state. The front will drift down into the central counties by afternoon; the day will be cloudy with a few periods of light rain. Temperatures will fall slowly through the 60s today… some communities across the Tennessee Valley could reach the upper 50s by afternoon, considerably cooler than yesterday, when some places saw 80 degree warmth. Rain amounts today should be 1/2 inch or less.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: The front will move northward early tomorrow, and most of the state looks rain-free with a mix of sun and clouds. The high will be back in the 71-75 degree range. The meandering front will drift southward again on Sunday; the sky will be occasionally cloudy with some risk of scattered showers. Sunday will be cooler with a high between 60 and 65.

NEXT WEEK: The week will be mild and showery. Highs will be mostly in the 70s, and there will be some risk of showers on a daily basis. But there are no signs of any really heavy rain, flooding, or severe weather issues. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.

THURSDAY’S WARMTH: Yesterday was the warmest day so far this year for Alabama. Here are some highs…

Montgomery 85
Tuscaloosa 82
Demopolis 82
Birmingham 81
Cottondale 81
Carbon Hill 81
Selma 81
Remlap 81
Hueytown 80
Bessemer 80
Jacksonville 80
Anniston 79
Muscle Shoals 79
Mobile 78
Huntsville 76

Montgomery’s high of 85 was two degrees shy of the record high for March 12, 87 set in 2006, 1967, and 1955.

ON THIS DATE IN 1913: A major tornado outbreak struck much of the southern United States on March 13, 1913, with tornadoes killing numerous people in parts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee. Across Middle Tennessee, tornadoes damaged numerous homes and businesses across Lawrence, Giles, Maury, Marshall, and Rutherford Counties, and possibly other counties as well. These tornadoes, all of which moved north-northeastward or northward, resulted in at least 9 fatalities and over dozens of injuries. In addition to the tornadoes, very heavy rainfall that fell throughout the day on March 13 resulted in widespread water damage and some flooding.

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