THIS AFTERNOON: Clusters of showers and thunderstorms are passing through Alabama this afternoon. Heavier storms are producing large hail and strong winds; a number of severe thunderstorm warnings have been required. These storms will fade after sunset.
MORE ACTIVE WEATHER AHEAD: We have a few scattered showers and storms over the southern half of Alabama early this morning, but North Alabama is dry just before sunrise. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop statewide later today as the air becomes very unstable. It won’t rain everywhere, but where storms do form they will be capable of producing some hail and strong gusty winds.
RADAR CHECK: Showers and a few thunderstorms persist across Alabama early this morning. So far they have been behaved with no severe weather issues… there is just a low end risk of a few storms with gusty winds and small hail over the next few hours. The sky will become partly to mostly sunny late this morning into the afternoon hours as a slot of dry air works into the state.
WARM APRIL DAY: Temperatures are in the 78-82 degree range across most of Alabama this afternoon with a partly sunny sky. Clouds will increase over the next few hours, and a band of showers and storms will move into the state late tonight. SPC maintains a “slight risk” (level 2/5) for some of the counties near the Mississippi border late tonight, with a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) as far east as Huntsville, Columbiana, Autaugaville, and Mobile.
MOSTLY DRY DURING THE DAY: We are forecasting a partly sunny sky across Alabama today with a high between 78 and 82 degrees for most communities. A few isolated showers could pop up this afternoon as moisture levels rise, but most places will be dry. A band of showers and thunderstorms will push into Alabama late tonight, and SPC continues to define a “slight risk” (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms for a few counties near the Mississippi state line, with a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) as far east as Huntsville, Columbiana, Verbena, and Mobile.
ACTIVE DAY: A cold front will push a band of showers and thunderstorms through Alabama today. SPC has defined a “slight risk” (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms for areas along and south of I-59 today (Tuscaloosa/Birmingham/Gadsden and points south), with a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) for areas north of Birmingham.
CLOUDS MOVING IN: Clouds will continue to increase across Alabama this evening, and scattered showers are possible statewide tonight. Then, tomorrow, with the approach of a cold front, a line of strong thunderstorms will move across the state. SPC has defined a “slight risk” (level 2/5) for areas south of I-59 (south of a line from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham to Gadsden), with a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) north to the Tennessee state line.
RADAR CHECK: Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms continue across the northern half of Alabama this afternoon… some producing hail and strong winds. There is a tornado watch for far North Alabama until 9p CT, but for most of the state, there is no tornado threat before midnight.
