Rain Diminishing As It Heads Northeast

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Here is a look at the Alabama weather situation as of 2:30 p.m.

Analysis of the mid levels of the atmosphere reveals our stubborn 500 mb low over Mississippi.

Showers and storms are common over Alabama. A band of heavier showers is moving northward into the Tennessee Valley. Widespread rain and storms cover the southeastern two thirds of the state, generally south and southeast of Birmingham. An arc of heavy and occasionally severe storms is approaching the Alabama/Georgia border. These heavier storms actually produce a tornado north of Geneva earlier today. A tornado watch is in effect for southeast Alabama, southwestern Georgia and northern Florida as shown in the upper left panel of the image. The SPC has the southeastern corner of Alabama outlooked in a slight risk area, along with southwestern Georgia and northern Florida.

Storms were widespread over southern Georgia, where the sun has been out, heating the atmosphere and allowing instabilities to rise.

Temperatures were in the middle 70s, except over the northwestern corner of the state, where there was a little more sunshine earlier today.

The low will weaken and lift northeastward overnight. The precipitation will diminish as we head toward the evening hours.

By Monday morning, rainfall amounts should average 1-3 inches southeast of I-59, with lighter amounts to the northwest. Further southeast, in the I-85 corridor, amounts will reach 3-5 inches. Look for highs today to top out in the upper 70s. Just a few places will hit 80F, mainly over the Northwest corner of the state.

More showers and storms will form tomorrow, but mainly along and south of I-20.

Category: Alabama's Weather