Rain Ending From West, Severe Storms South Alabama

The back edge of our rain is pushing eastward through eastern Mississippi tonight.

A sharp line of heavy showers extends from Brent to Montevallo to Harpersville and on to Lincoln and Ohatchhe.

A large mass of moderate rain covers parts of Pickens, Sumter, Greene and Marengo and Hale Counties in West Central Alabama. This is pushing east northeast and will affect the Tuscaloosa and Birmingham metro areas for the next couple of hours.

The rain should end from the west over Central Alabama over the next few hours.

That line of very intense thunderstorms has passed Dothan and extends southwestward back to DeFuniak Springs in Northwest Florida. Severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect along the line. The tornado watch will be extended deeper into northern Florida and southern Georgia as the low strengthens and a strong low level jet forms in that area, increasing the threat of tornadoes. There is no threat of severe weather for North Central Alabama, with the threat remaining southeast of a line from Prattville to Lanett.

Flash flood watches and warnings are in effect over South Central and South Alabama. Radar estimates indicate some four inch amounts southwest of Montgomery.

A few rainfall reports:
0.83 at the Tuscaloosa Airport
0.82 at the Birmingham Airport
0.77 at Concord according to John Talbot
1.00 at Coker according to Ron Hughes
0.82 at Lake View according to Richard Viola and still raining as of 6 p.m.
0.77 at Cootndale according to Wallace Williams

The surface low is south of the Louisiana coast at this hour. It will push east northeast overnight. As it does, a cold front will push through our area and shift our winds around to northwesterly. They will become blustery tomorrow.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather