Dry Through Thursday; Cold Nights
CALM WEATHER CONTINUES: Dry weather continues across Alabama through Thursday with partly to mostly sunny days and fair, cold nights. The high today will be in the 62-65 degree range, and some places over the Tennessee Valley won’t get out of the 50s. The average high for Birmingham on April 14 is 74.
We are projecting lows in the 32-40 degree range across North/Central Alabama tomorrow and Thursday morning with potential for lots of frost. Colder spots will have potential for a freeze. The high tomorrow will be in the mid 60s, then close to 70 on Thursday.
FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: A disturbance will bring some clouds into the state Friday along with the risk of some patchy light rain, but moisture will be very limited, and amounts will be very light. The high Friday will be in the mid 70s. Then, Saturday looks like a very nice day as the weekend begins with ample sunshine along with a high in the mid to upper 60s. Clouds return Sunday afternoon, and a wave passing along the Gulf Coast will bring rain back into the state Sunday night into Monday morning. Looks like the heaviest rain will be over the southern half of the state; for now severe storms are not expected.
NEXT WEEK: The week will be warmer with highs around 80 by Tuesday and Wednesday. Mid-week looks dry; some rain will likely return by Friday. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
TORNADO SURVEYS: NWS survey teams have identified 7 tornadoes so far across Alabama that touched down Sunday or Sunday night…
Boaz (Marshall County) EF-2
Oneonta (Blount County) EF-2
Carbon Hill (Walker County) EF-1
Johnson’s Crossing (Cullman County (EF-1)
Shiloh (DeKalb County) EF-1
Locust Fork (Blount County) EF-0
Collinsville (DeKalb County) EF-0
Survey work is far from complete; other tornado paths will likely be identified in coming days. To the west, NWS Jackson confirms a long track tornado down at least 63 miles Sunday from Bassfield to Pachuta; preliminary rating EF-4. Survey is not complete; path could be longer.
ON THIS DATE IN 2019: An EF-1 tornado touched down at Troy, in Pike County. The tornado touched down in a mobile home community along Hunters Mountain Parkway, where several mobile homes sustained major damage. Around one dozen mobile homes were moved off their foundations, while several were observed to have rolled multiple times. Several of these homes were occupied, but only minor injuries were treated on scene. Two cars were also rolled in the area of greatest damage. The tornado moved northeast crossing Highway 231, where power poles were snapped and several businesses sustained minor damage. It then moved just west of downtown Troy, where trees were uprooted and large branches were broken.
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