Scattered To Numerous Showers/Storms Through Early Next Week
RADAR CHECK: We have a number of showers and thunderstorms in progress over Alabama early this morning… nothing severe, but a few storms are producing heavy rain. The sky will be occasionally cloudy today with some rain likely at times. It won’t rain everywhere, but any one spot stands a 50-60 percent chancer of getting wet. Temperatures remain below average with highs in the mid 80s.
The weather won’t change much over the weekend. Generally cloudy conditions with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms tomorrow and Sunday. No way of knowing the exact timing and placement of the rain, but if you have something planned outdoors be sure and keep an eye on radar trends. Thunderstorms are not expected to reach severe limits, but they will pack lots of lightning. Highs will remain generally in the mid 80s.
NEXT WEEK: Not much change through the first half of the week, but there is evidence the air could be a little drier Wednesday through Friday with a reduction in the number of showers and storms. But, the overall pattern remains the same. Highs will stay under 90 degrees through the week… see the daily Weather Briefing video for maps, graphics, and more details.
TROPICS: A broad area of low pressure is emerging over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico and it continues to produce disorganized shower activity. Environmental conditions appear favorable for slow development, and a tropical depression could form while the system moves northwestward across the southwestern Gulf of Mexico late today or tomorrow. However, by tomorrow night, the system is expected to move inland over northeastern Mexico, which will end its chances of development. NHC gives it a 40 percent chance of development before it moves inland.
This feature will not impact the central Gulf Coast (Gulf Shores to Panama City Beach) in any way, and the rest of the Atlantic basin remains amazingly quiet for mid-August.
FOOTBALL: For the high school games tonight, a few random showers and storms will be around in scattered spots, mainly during the first half of the games. Otherwise, the sky will be mostly cloudy with temperatures falling from near 80 at kickoff, into the upper 70s during the second half.
ON THIS DATE IN 1955: the remnants of Hurricane Diane continued to drop phenomenal amounts of rain on parts of the eastern U.S., leading to deadly and catastrophic flooding. In Pennsylvania, floods left thousands homeless. The flooded Brodhead Creek killed 37 people at a camp; tragically, most of them were children.
ON THIS DATE IN 1969: After blasting the Gulf Coast, the remnants of Hurricane Camille unleashed a monstrous cloudburst over Virginia on Aug. 19, which brought massive flooding and mudslides that killed more than 150 people. Some estimates pegged the rainfall at 31 inches.
ON THIS DATE IN 1991: Hurricane Bob made landfall in southeastern New England. Peak wind gusts included 143 mph at Westport Point, Maine, 125 mph on Block Island, R.I., and 120 mph on Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.
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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