Summer Mix Of Sun And Storms This Afternoon
RADAR CHECK: Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue to increase across Alabama this afternoon; heavier ones around 3pm were over the northwest counties, where hail and strong winds are possible. Storms will continue to develop over the next few hours before fading away late tonight after sunset. Away from the storms the sky is partly sunny with temperatures in the 89-92 degree range in most places.
Expect more of the same through the weekend… partly sunny days with random, scattered showers and thunderstorms around mostly during the afternoon and evening hours. We are in that time of the year when the overall weather just doesn’t change much. The placement, timing, and coverage of the afternoon and evening storms will change daily, but it is beyond the science to tell you exactly when and where it will rain in advance. You just have to watch radar trends if you have something planned outdoors.
The most dangerous elements of thunderstorms on summer afternoons in Alabama are lightning and wet microbursts. When you hear thunder, get indoors, even if it isn’t raining. And the microbursts (local areas of damaging straight line winds) can come suddenly, and there just isn’t much way of providing an early warning.
Highs will remain in the upper 80s and low 90s.
NEXT WEEK: The overall pattern stays the same, and accordingly the weather will be in a holding pattern. Highs in the low 90s, partly sunny days, scattered, random afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms around. See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.
TROPICS: Things remain very calm across the Atlantic basin, and tropical storm formation is not expected at least for the next seven days.
ON THIS DATE IN 1893: A violent tornado killed 71 persons on its forty-mile track across northwestern Iowa. Forty-nine persons were killed around Pomeroy, where eighty percent of the buildings were destroyed, with most leveled to the ground.
ON THIS DATE IN 1986: Thunderstorms during the mid-morning hours, and again during the evening, produced significant flash flooding at Leavenworth, Kansas. The official rainfall total was 10.37 inches, but unofficial totals exceeded twelve inches. At nearby Kansas City, the rainfall total of 5.08 inches was a daily record for July.
Look for the next video briefing here by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow…
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