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Showers/Strong Storms Across Alabama Today

| April 29, 2020 @ 5:40 am

RADAR CHECK: Showers have moved into the state early this morning, but as expected they have weakened considerably over the past 12 hours. But, later today, a few strong, possibly severe thunderstorms could develop ahead of a cold front. SPC has defined a “slight risk” (level 2/5) for areas south of a line from Tuscaloosa to Cullman to Scottsboro, with a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) as far north as Hamilton and Killen.

The main threat with the heavier storms this afternoon will come from strong gusty winds, and window will be from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. With limited instability, weak lapse rates, and moderate wind fields, this is a low end threat. But, as always, you still need to be weather aware with any system that comes through here in late April.

Rain amounts will be in the 1/2 to 1 inch range for most of the state over the next 18 hours, and the high today will be in the 72-75 degree range for most places, a little below average for this time of the year.

TOMORROW THROUGH THE WEEKEND: The sky will be partly to mostly sunny tomorrow, although clouds could linger much of the day over the northeast corner of the state. The high will be in the 68-72 degree range. Then, look for sunny days and fair nights Friday through the weekend with a warming trend. The high Friday will be in the mid to upper 70s, followed by low 80s Saturday, and mid 80s Sunday. It will be the warmest weekend so far this year, and a nice preview of summer.

NEXT WEEK: A surface front will drift into the state early next week, and we will mention the chance of showers Monday and Tuesday. It doesn’t look like a big rain event, and severe storms are not expected. The weather stays warm with highs in the 80s…then cooler, drier air returns for the latter half of the week. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.

ON THIS DATE IN 1987: A storm off the southeast coast of Massachusetts blanketed southern New England with heavy snow on the 28 through the 29th. Totals of three inches at Boston, 11 inches at Milton, and 17 inches at Worcester Massachusetts were records for so late in the season. Princeton Massachusetts was buried under 25 inches of snow.

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