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Much of Alabama in a Level 1/5 Marginal Risk for Severe Storms Today

| June 12, 2021 @ 10:52 am

Nearly all of North/Central Alabama except for the northeast corner of the state (north of a line from Sulphur Springs (Madison Co.) to Borden Springs (Cleburne Co.) has been included in a level 1/5 Marginal Risk for severe storms during the afternoon and evening hours today. We have the potential for a few storms to become severe with the possibility of damaging winds up to 60 mph and hail up to quarter size in diameter. The main window for these stronger to severe storms will be from 1 pm to 9 pm today.

As of 10:38 am, some locations were receiving a good bit of sunshine, while it was mostly cloudy elsewhere. There are a few scattered showers and storms over the eastern half of the area, especially just northeast of Gadsden on the DeKalb/Cherokee county line. Another is stretching across the middle portions of Talladega County. Activity will begin to pick up during the afternoon and into the early evening hours, but not everyone will see rain today.

Temperatures are in the mid-70s to the mid-80 at the 10 am roundup, with Troy leading the way at 86 degrees. Birmingham was at 76 degrees, tied with Bessemer as the cool spot. Today’s highs will make it up into the upper 80s to the lower 90s across the area unless rain falls for a decent amount of time, leading to cooler temperatures. However, it will be sticky outdoors due to the high humidity levels. A few showers and storms may linger into the late-night and overnight hours, with lows falling into the upper 60s to the lower 70s.

SUNDAY’S WEATHER: The shortwave responsible for the potential for stronger to severe storms today will wash out over the extreme southern portions of the state on Sunday and will keep much of the shower and storm activity to our south. However, a few scattered afternoon showers will be possible for all of Central Alabama, with most occurring over the southern half of the area. Highs will be in the upper 80s to the lower 90s.

Category: Alabama's Weather, ALL POSTS, Severe Weather

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Scott Martin is an operational meteorologist, professional graphic artist, musician, husband, and father. Not only is Scott a member of the National Weather Association, but he is also the Central Alabama Chapter of the NWA president. Scott is also the co-founder of Racecast Weather, which provides forecasts for many racing series across the USA. He also supplies forecasts for the BassMaster Elite Series events including the BassMaster Classic.

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