Unsettled Weather Through Saturday
RADAR CHECK: Rain continues across much of Alabama early this morning, and as expected gradient winds (not related to thunderstorms) are strong over the northern half of the state. Winds have gusted to 35 mph at Birmingham within the hour. While the rain will taper off over North and West Alabama later today, wet weather persists across the southern counties of the the state this afternoon. A few strong storms are possible across South Alabama; SPC maintains a low end “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms there.
Temperatures will hold in the 58-65 degree range across most of Alabama today. Tomorrow will be a mostly cloudy day with some rain possible, mainly over the southern counties. The high tomorrow will be between 60 and 65 degrees for most places.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: A deep upper trough will move slowly over the state Saturday. The day will be cloudy and cooler with periods of rain; temperatures will be in the 40s and 50s. For now forecast thermal values don’t support any chance of light snow, but these cold core systems can bring surprises. Then, on Sunday, the sky becomes mostly sunny with highs generally in the 50s.
NEXT WEEK: The weather Monday will be dry and pleasant with a good supply of sunshine… the high will be in the 60s. A batch of rain and potential thunderstorms will move into the state Tuesday night. A front will stall out over the state Wednesday, and keep the weather wet at times over the latter half of the week. Highs will be mostly in the 65-70 degree range… See the daily Weather Briefing video for maps, graphics, and more details.
ON THIS DATE IN 1973: One of the greatest snowstorms in Southeastern United States history occurred February 9-11, 1973. This storm dropped one to two feet of snow across a region that typically sees only an inch or two of snow per year. In Alabama, the heaviest snow was over the southeast counties of the state, where almost one foot was measured in some parts of Butler and Crenshaw counties, south of Montgomery.
ON THIS DATE IN 1994: A devastating ice storm struck Mississippi, Louisiana, and extreme northwest Alabama. Freezing rain began falling over northern Mississippi during the early morning hours and continued until midday on the 10th. Ice accumulated 3 to 6 inches thick on exposed objects in the affected area. Due to the weight of the ice, power lines, trees, and tree limbs were down. Nearly one million people were without power after the storm, some for a month.
In Alabama, seven counties over the northwest part of the state were devastated. Trees blocked roads, which were already impassable because of the ice glaze. Three to five inch rainfall amounts occurred, resulting in a heavy glaze and even causing flooding elsewhere.
BEACH FORECAST: Click here to see the AlabamaWx Beach Forecast Center page.
Just one Weather Briefing video today due to travel… but I will forecast fresh forecast notes here this afternoon. Enjoy the day!
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