Dry Tomorrow; A Few Storms Over The Weekend
WARM SPRING DAY: With a partly to mostly sunny sky, temperatures are in the 80s over Alabama this afternoon. Nothing on radar; tonight will be fair with a low between 67 and 73 degrees.
Tomorrow will be another dry and very warm day with a high in the 87-90 degree range for most communities. A line of storms will likely enter the far northern part of the state around midnight tomorrow night ahead of a front. These thunderstorms will move southward through the northern third of Alabama during the pre-dawn hours Saturday… the main concern will come from strong straight line winds. Some small hail is also possible.
THE WEEKEND: The line of storms will drift southward into Central Alabama after daybreak Saturday and weaken… a decent part of the midday hours should be rain-free.
Then, scattered storms could form during the afternoon and evening hours as temperatures rise into the mid 80s. The afternoon thunderstorms will be rather random, and it won’t rain everywhere. Some of the high resolution models are showing very little development Saturday afternoon/evening, but we will keep the chance of a few storms in the forecast based on the pattern.
On Sunday we expect a mix of sun and clouds with a high in the 80s, and once again we will most likely see scattered, random showers and storms developing south of the stalled front over southern Tennessee. Bottom line is that the weekend certainly won’t be a wash-out, but from time to time a passing shower or thunderstorm is possible. Best chance of scattered storms will be over the northern 2/3 of the state… far South Alabama and the Gulf Coast will be dry thanks to an upper ridge.
NEXT WEEK: Much of Monday and Tuesday will be very warm and dry with only isolated storms for the northern counties. Then, a more organized rain mass will move into the state Tuesday night into Wednesday. A few strong storms will certainly be possible then, but for now it looks like the higher severe weather potential will be north and west of Alabama. Cooler air rolls into the state late in the week with highs dropping into the 70s Thursday and Friday; lows will be mostly in the 50s. Some of the cooler spots over North Alabama could reach the upper 40s by early Friday morning… See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.
ON THIS DATE IN 1957: An F4 tornado killed 20 people in Silverton, Texas. A 5,000-pound gasoline storage tank was reportedly carried 1.5 miles and dropped into a lake.
ON THIS DATE IN 1968: An F5 tornado moved through Butler, Chickasaw, Floyd, Franklin, and Howard Counties in northeast Iowa, killing 13 people.
Look for the next video briefing here by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow…
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