Higher Coverage Of Storms Today Over South Alabama
RADAR CHECK: Rain and storms are active early this morning over parts of East Alabama around sunrise… in a broad zone from near Montgomery to Phenix City. Some flooding is very possible in this part of the state as the storms are nearly stationary; flash flood warnings were issued for parts of Lee and Russell counties during the pre-dawn hours.
Showers and thunderstorms will be most active today over the southern half of the state; SPC maintains a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe storms for parts of Southeast Alabama due to the potential for strong winds.
Showers today over the northern counties, where the air is drier, will be pretty isolated. Look for a high not too far from 90 degrees in most places this afternoon.
TOMORROW AND THE WEEKEND: We are expecting highs mostly in the low 90s, right at seasonal averages. Partly sunny days with only isolated showers over North Alabama, and a few spotty afternoon thunderstorms over the southern counties of the state.
NEXT WEEK: We are forecasting pretty routine mid-summer weather next week… partly sunny days with a few random, scattered showers and storms around during the afternoon and evening hours, mostly between 2:00 and 10:00 p.m. Highs will be in the 90-94 degree range most days… See the daily Weather Briefing video for maps, graphics, and more details.
TROPICS: All remains very quiet across the Atlantic basin, and tropical storm formation is not expected through next week. The next names on the list this year are Danielle, Earl, and Fiona.
ON THIS DATE IN 1995: Thunderstorms producing severe weather were occurring over Upper Michigan and adjacent portions of Ontario near Sault Saint Marie. By late evening the storms had evolved into a bowing line just northwest of the Mackinac Bridge. At 10:17 PM EDT, the thunderstorm gust front hit the bridge, and a gust to 90 mph was measured. Sustained winds of 80 mph continued on the bridge for ten more minutes. Thus began the intense “Ontario-Adirondacks Derecho” that would cause hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of damage, several deaths, and many injuries as it raced southeast from the northern Great Lakes to the Atlantic coast.
BEACH FORECAST: Click here to see the AlabamaWx Beach Forecast Center page.
Look for the next Weather Xtreme video here by 3:00 this afternoon… enjoy the day!
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