Becoming Windy; Rain Tonight/Tomorrow Morning
NICOLE TO BRING RAIN TO PARTS OF ALABAMA: Tropical Storm Nicole will bring rain to a decent part of Alabama over the next 36 hours. Clouds will increase today, and rain will enter the southeast corner of the state by mid to late afternoon. The high this afternoon will be in the low to mid 70s.
Rain becomes widespread across the eastern half of the state tonight and tomorrow morning… heavier rain amounts will be along and east of U.S. 431 (near the Georgia border). The western third of the state could see a few showers, but many places there will be dry. No risk of severe storms or tornadoes; that will be well to the east of Alabama.
Winds will ramp up tonight over East Alabama, with gusts to 40 mph possible in spots. A wind advisory is in effect from Cleburne, Clay, and Randolph counties south to the Dothan area.
Rain will end from the south tomorrow morning… otherwise tomorrow will be a mostly cloudy and breezy day with a high in the 65-69 degree range.
COLD WEEKEND AHEAD: The coldest air so far this season rolls into Alabama over the weekend. We are going to bring in a chance of light rain Saturday morning over the northern half of the state as the cold air arrives; most of the rain will come from about 2:00 until 10:00 a.m. Otherwise, Saturday will be a mostly cloudy day with a high in the low to mid 50s; a brisk north wind will make it feel colder.
Temperatures drop into the 27-32 degree range by daybreak Sunday, followed by a high in the mid 50s with a sunny sky.
NEXT WEEK: Monday will be a dry day with a high in the upper 50s, but a disturbance will bring rain into the state late Monday night and Tuesday. New model guidance suggests some risk of rain will continue at times into Wednesday and Thursday; possibly into part of the day Friday. Temperatures remain below average through the week with highs in the 50s. See the daily Weather Briefing video for maps, graphics, and more details.
TROPICS: Nicole is now a tropical storm about 50 miles southeast or Orlando early this morning with winds of 70 mph. Gradual weakening will continue today as the system turns northward. Nicole will move through Georgia tomorrow, and should dissipate over the Carolinas tomorrow night.
The rest of the Atlantic basin is very quiet; hurricane season ends November 30.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: The weather will be dry for the high school playoff games tomorrow night across Alabama, but it will be mostly cloudy and breezy with temperatures falling into the 50s.
Saturday, Alabama travels to Oxford to take on Ole Miss (2:30p CT kickoff)… the sky will be mostly sunny with temperatures in the mid to upper 40s along with a brisk, chilly north wind.
UAB will host North Texas at Protective Stadium in downtown Birmingham Saturday (2:30p CT kickoff)… the sky will be mostly cloudy with a kickoff temperature around 52 degrees, falling into the 40s by the final whistle. Some rain is likely in Birmingham Saturday morning, but it will be over by the time the game begins.
Auburn hosts Texas A&M Saturday evening at Jordan-Hare Stadium (6:30p CT kickoff). The sky will be mostly fair with temperatures falling from near 47 at kickoff, into the low 40s by the final whistle.
ON THIS DATE IN 1975: The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks 17 miles northwest of Whitefish Point, at the northeastern tip of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on Lake Superior. While the sinking cause is unknown, strong winds and high waves likely played a significant role. The crew of 29 members was lost from this event.
ON THIS DATE IN 2002: The second-largest November tornado outbreak on record over the eastern United States occurred during the Veterans Day weekend of November 9-11, 2002. Seventy-six tornadoes were reported in seventeen states. Of the 76 tornadoes, almost one out of every six was a killer, resulting in 36 fatalities.
In Alabama, eleven tornadoes touched down, including two (both rated EF-3) with a parallel track through Fayette and Walker counties. A total of 12 people were killed in our state. The Saragossa tornado, which killed eight, was on the ground for 73 miles, making it the fourth longest path length of any tornado in modern Alabama history at the time. The town of Carbon Hill was dealt a heavy blow. In June 2002, the town’s high school had burned to the ground. On this deadly night, an F3 tornado destroyed the town’s elementary school.
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Look for the next Weather Briefing video here by 3:00 this afternoon… enjoy the day!
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