Humid Air Stays In Place; Scattered Showers/Storms Again Today
RADAR CHECK: We have scattered areas of light rain across Alabama this morning, otherwise the sky is mostly cloudy at daybreak with temperatures in the 60s. The high today will be in the 76-82 degree range with random, scattered showers and storms forming again this afternoon and early tonight mostly over the northern 2/3 of the state.
TOMORROW AND THE WEEKEND: The air aloft will be a little warmer, meaning a slightly more stable airmass. Accordingly, scattered showers and storms should be fewer in number tomorrow through Sunday. Most of South Alabama will stay dry; for the northern half of the state the risk of any one spot seeing rain tomorrow is 30-40 percent, dropping to 20-30 percent over the weekend. Most of the scattered showers will come during the afternoon and evening hours; highs will be in the 80-85 degree range.
NEXT WEEK: Not much change through the first half of the week with only isolated showers and highs in the 80s. An approaching upper trough/surface front has potential to bring higher rain chances late Thursday and Friday… see the weather briefing video for more details.
RACE WEEKEND: The weather looks generally favorable for race weekend at Talladega. Highs in the low 80s, lows in the 60s, and just a few widely scattered showers around during the afternoon and evening hours. No risk of severe storms.
ON THIS DATE IN 1908: A long track tornado, estimated at F4 strength, moved from near Dora (Walker County) to near Sylvania (DeKalb County) around 410 pm. This tornado may have been associated with a family of tornadoes or was one single path. The estimated single tornado damage path would be at least 100 miles long. A total of 35 people were killed along the path; hardest hit communities were Dora, Warrior, and Albertville. A nine ton oil tank was reportedly carried around one half of a mile near Albertville.
ON THIS DATE IN 2010: A total of nine tornadoes touched down across Alabama, including an EF-3 that tore through Parrish and Cordova in Walker County. Along the path, 70-80 homes and other buildings were damaged, including one home that was completely destroyed. Between 800-1000 trees were snapped or uprooted as well. One year later, on April 27, 2011, two more tornadoes would move through Cordova, including an EF-4.
Another EF-3 touched down April 24, 2010 that tore through Albertville in Marshall County.
This was part of a regional severe thunderstorm outbreak that produced 142 tornadoes. A long-lived twister left a trail of destruction extending over 149 miles from Louisiana through Mississippi, resulting in 10 deaths and 75 injuries. This EF4 storm, which grew to a width of 1.75 miles, sported the fourth longest track in Mississippi history. This storm destroyed part of Yazoo City.
Look for the next briefing video here by 3:00 this afternoon… enjoy the day!
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