First Severe Thunderstorm Warning of the Afternoon…New Severe Thunderstorm Watch Coming Soon
A new severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of Lamar and Pickens Counties until 545 p.m.
A new severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of Lamar and Pickens Counties until 545 p.m.
The threat for severe weather including large hail and damaging winds across North and Central Alabama will extend through 10 p.m. tonight. Be alert if these storms approach your area.
QUIET AFTERNOON: Most all of Alabama is rain-free this afternoon after a big MCS (Mesoscale Convective System) rolled through the southern counties this morning (and the Florida Panhandle as well). Temperatures are mostly in the 85-90 degree range. We do note showers and storms increasing over West Tennessee and North Mississippi; these will move into Northwest Alabama over the next few hours with potential for small hail and gusty winds.
Scattered thunderstorms will form this afternoon over the northern half of the state and they will be strong where they form.
EARLY MORNING RADAR UPDATE: While most of Alabama is rain-free early this morning, the exception is Baldwin County, where flash flood warnings remain in effect for the southern part of the county. Serious flooding is ongoing in the Pensacola area, where radar suggests some places have seen 10-15 inches of rain since yesterday afternoon… a flash flood emergency is in effect there (parts of Escambia County Florida).