Rain At Times Tonight/Tomorrow; Dry Weekend Ahead
RADAR CHECK: Light rain is falling over parts of Northwest Alabama this afternoon ahead of an upper low to the west. Elsewhere, the sky has become mostly cloudy with temperatures in the 50s. Rain will gradually increase statewide tonight.
Periods of rain will continue into part of the day tomorrow; it ends from west to east tomorrow afternoon. Rain totals should be around 1/2 inch for most of the state. There could be a rumple of thunder in a few spots, but there is no risk of severe thunderstorms. Temperatures will hold in the 50s tomorrow.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Dry air returns. The sky will be mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday with highs in the 54-59 degree range. Sunday morning will be chilly with a low in the low to mid 30s.
NEXT WEEK: Monday will stay dry with a high in the mid 50s, then cooler air slips into the state Monday night. We drop into the upper 20s and low 30s early Tuesday and Wednesday morning… the high Tuesday will be around 50, then rising to near 60 by Thursday and Friday. The week will be dry with mostly sunny days and fair nights… next chance of rain will come at some point that following weekend (December 12-13). See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: Saturday Auburn will host Texas A&M at Jordan-Hare Stadium (11:00a CT kickoff)… the sky will be mostly sunny with temperatures rising from near 50 at kickoff, into the mid 50s by the final whistle. Then, Saturday night Alabama will travel to Baton Rouge to take on LSU (7:00p CT kickoff); the sky will be clear with temperatures falling from 52 at kickoff, into the upper 40s by the fourth quarter.
ON THIS DATE IN 1983: The Iron Bowl was played at Legion Field on December 3, 1983; Ray Perkins first Iron Bowl after succeeding Coach Bear Bryant. The game started in beautiful warm sunshine after a stormy night of very heavy rains that caused severe flooding in the Birmingham area. 9.22 inches of rain fell at the National Weather Service Forecast Office, which was on Oxmoor Road at the time. In the second half, a line of severe thunderstorms was approaching western Jefferson County and a tornado warning was issued. The radar at Centreville showed a well defined hook echo heading directly toward the stadium. The game was not stopped. By ten minutes to go in the game, the rain was coming down in torrents as Auburn tried to control the ball and win the game in the horrible conditions as they clung to a 23-20 lead. The rain began to fall so heavily that you could barely see the field on the cameras.
Fortunately, the storm did not produce a tornado in western Birmingham, or the results would have been catastrophic. But later, the same storm dropped an F3 tornado that heavily damaged the Winn Dixie store and Sky City at Oxford’s Blue Pond Shopping Center, killing two people. A total of seven tornadoes touched down across the state that afternoon and evening.
Auburn went on to win the game 23-20; Bo Jackson gained 256 yards rushing.
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