Dry Start To The Weekend Tomorrow

| March 13, 2020 @ 3:15 pm

ON THE MAPS: A cold front is stretched out across Alabama this afternoon, roughly along I-20. North of the front, temperatures have dropped into the upper 50s at places like Cullman and Haleyville. South of the front, temperatures are in the 70s over the southern half of the state. Clouds cover North/Central Alabama, and some light rain continues to fall. The rain will end tonight as the boundary begins to lift northward as a warm front.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Most of Alabama will be dry tomorrow. With a mix of sun and clouds, we project a high in the mid 70s. The average high at Birmingham on March 14 is 67. Then, on Sunday, the front actually drifts back to the south, and cooler air returns to North Alabama with highs in the 58-64 degree range. A few periods of light rain are possible Sunday.

NEXT WEEK: The week continues to look mild and showery. There will be some risk of showers each day, but nothing to suggest a “wash-out”, flooding, or severe storms at this point. Afternoon highs will be in the 70s… See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.

RAIN UPDATE: Here are some rain totals for the year so far, and the departure from average…

Tuscaloosa 26.97″ (+14.38″)
Birmingham 26.07″ (+14.63″)
Anniston 26.03″ (+14.37″)
Muscle Shoals 21.16″ (+10.06″)
Montgomery 20.32″ (+12.28″)
Huntsville 19.79″ (+8.06″)
Dothan 14.15″ (+11.25″)
Mobile 10.18″ (-2.99″)

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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