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Occasional Tropical Showers Continue

| July 5, 2013 @ 7:18 am

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WET IS STILL THE WORD: Not much change in the overall weather pattern across Alabama through tomorrow. Copious amounts of moisture, with precipitable water values near 2 inches, is still in place, and with an upper trough to the west providing dynamic support, we will deal with occasional showers and thunderstorms.

NWS offices in Huntsville, Birmingham, Mobile, and Tallahassee have combined for flash flood watches that cover all 67 Alabama counties, as the ground is saturated, and additional rains could bring some flooding issues. Additional rain amounts of 2-3 inches are likely through tomorrow night, and some spots could see more. But, on the positive side, there will be some breaks in the rain, and summer rain distribution is almost always somewhat uneven.

A good example was yesterday along the Gulf Coast… Panama City had over 12 inches of rain with serious flooding, while the Alabama Gulf Coast had little rain during much of the day. Up this way, Birmingham had less than one inch of rain, while one observer in southeast Winston County on Smith Lake measured over 10 inches. Similar amounts were seen over parts of Morgan and Limestone Counties where major flooding issues developed.

SUNDAY AND NEXT WEEK: While showers and thunderstorms will still be around on a daily basis, they should be fewer in number as the dynamic support weakens. Temperatures will slowly trend upward as we get back toward a more “normal” summer pattern, and we will probably visit 90 degrees by Wednesday. The last time we had a 90 degree high around here was back on June 30. The amount of daily sunshine will slowly increase during the first half of next week.

Some evidence the chance of rain will increase again by Thursday and Friday thanks to a surface front approaching from the north. See the Weather Xtreme video for the maps, graphics, and details.

TROPICAL WEATHER: Tropical storm formation is not expected across the Atlantic basin through the weekend.

GULF COAST WEATHER: A flash flood watch remains in effect from Panama City to Gulf Shores, where periods of rain and a few thunderstorms are likely through tomorrow. Additional rain amounts over two inches are likely, and you won’t see much sun (although it might peek out at times). Dangerous rip currents are also likely, and public beaches as of early this morning were still closed in many locations, including Orange Beach and Gulf Shores. There were many water rescues yesterday from people being pulled under.

Showers and storms will gradually begin to thin out Sunday, and by next week you can expect 4 to 6 hours of sunshine daily with the more usual scattered showers and storms. Highs hold in the 80s, and the sea water temperature early this morning at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab is 81 degrees.

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