RADAR CHECK: A number of showers and thunderstorms are in progress across Alabama this afternoon. Not raining everywhere, but the stronger storms are producing heavy rain and a good bit of lightning. With a limited amount of sun temperatures are only in the low to mid 80s across much of the state.
Numerous showers and storms across Alabama today, and highs are holding in the upper 70s to low and mid 80s. As always in summer, rain distribution will be very uneven, feast or famine, meaning some locations could get too much, while other spots get nothing.
RADAR CHECK: Large areas of rain are moving through Alabama early this morning, and we continue to forecast occasional showers and thunderstorms today and tonight. With high precipitable water values, storms will be very efficient rain producers. Heavier storms will also be capable of producing strong gusty winds and lots of lightning.
RADAR CHECK: Showers and thunderstorms continue to increase across Alabama this afternoon; heavier storms are producing strong, gusty winds and lots of lightning. The chance of showers will continue through tonight as an unstable airmass remains in place.
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WET/UNSETTLED PATTERN AHEAD: We have a few spotty showers over North Alabama early this morning, but the main round of showers and storms will come in the 12 noon to 12 midnight time frame later today and tonight as an upper trough beats down the heat ridge.
RADAR CHECK: We have scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms across Alabama this afternoon; some are producing torrential rain, strong winds, and lots of lighting. A few lingering showers are possible through the night; lows will be in the 70s.
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Showers and storms will begin to increase in coverage through the rest of today as the air becomes more unstable, highs today are in the low to mid 90s.
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RADAR CHECK: We have a number of showers and storms early this morning over East Alabama; the rest of the state is dry with temperatures in the 70s. Expect a mix of sun and clouds today with scattered to numerous showers and storms by afternoon
RADAR CHECK: We have another day of scattered summer soakers across Alabama. Storms are producing very heavy rain, frequent lighting, and gusty winds as they move to the east. Where rain is falling temperatures are in the 70s and 80s, away from the storms we have low to mid 90s.
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Sun, clouds, hot temperatures, and high humidity, it looks and feels like mid-July in Alabama. Scattered showers and storms have been ongoing through the morning hours, but through the afternoon and evening hours, expect the coverage of rain and storms to increase.
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