A Few Showers Tomorrow Night; Otherwise Dry Through Saturday
QUIET AFTERNOON: The sky is partly sunny over the northern half of Alabama this afternoon with temperatures in the 68-72 degree range, about ten degrees below average for early May in Alabama. Clouds linger over the southern counties, and some rain is over the southeast corner of the state. Tonight will be dry and cool for North/Central Alabama with a low close to 50 degrees.
Dry weather continues tomorrow; the sky will be partly to mostly sunny with a high in the mid 70s. A cold front will bring some risk of widely scattered showers across North Alabama tomorrow night, but moisture will be very limited, and rain amounts light and spotty. Then, on Friday, expect sunshine in full supply with a high in the low 70s.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Saturday will be another mostly sunny day with a high around 80 degrees. Clouds increase Sunday, and showers could reach the northern and western counties by mid to late afternoon. Showers and storms are likely over the northern half of Alabama Sunday night.
NEXT WEEK: A stalled surface front will bring a wet, unsettled pattern for the first half of the week. We will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms on a daily basis Monday through Wednesday… too early to know if severe storms will be an issue. The weather trends drier Thursday and Friday; See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
STORM SURVEYS: NWS Birmingham has confirmed an EF-0 tornado yesterday at Maplesville, in Chilton County, and an EF-1 tornado at Prattville, in Autauga County. Survey work continues in other parts of the state.
ON THIS DATE IN 1933: Two devastating tornadoes were responsible for 25 deaths and 227 injuries in Central Alabama in the predawn hours of May 5, 1933.
The first was an F3 tornado which touched down at 12:20 a.m. and moved through Choctaw, Sumter, and Marengo counties, killing four and injuring 27 people along its 35 mile long path. Three of the fatalities occurred at Demopolis in Marengo County where 50 homes were destroyed. The second tornado touched down around 2:30 a.m. and moved through Bibb and Shelby counties along a 35 mile long path. This tornado had damage consistent with an F4 rating and was responsible for 21 deaths and 200 injuries. Hardest hit was the Shelby County town of Helena. There 14 were killed and 150 were injured. Five were killed in Brent in Bibb County and one was killed in the Colemont community.
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