Wrapping Up A Crazy Four Days

Thunderstorms bubbled up as if on cue Saturday evening across the northeastern quarter of Alabama.

The storms quickly became severe with large hail and high winds. They were low topped supercells, with tops of the tallest storm only about 35,000 feet. They formed just ahead of a boundary that was sort of half dryline, half cold front. It lent itself to spectacular photographs behind the line of storms, with its billowing, towering cumulus clouds brilliant as they were backlit by the setting sun.

Drier air is flooding into Alabama now. Dewpoints will drop into the 30s overnight. But some clouds will spread back into the state from the west. Those clouds will be wrapping around the upper low that is exiting across the Ohio Valley. Lows will drop into the middle 40s overnight.

Tomorrow will start out cloudy in some sections, mainly over West and Northwest Alabama. Skies will clear during the day, but with continued cold advection, temperatures will not get out of the 50s in many spots on Sunday.

Look for a light frost in colder spots by Monday morning, as lows drop into the 30s in many locations.

Another strong storm system will bring rain and storms to Alabama on Tuesday. Some of them could be strong to severe. A quick reprieve on Wednesday will be short lived, and more rain and storms will return on Thursday. But that system may not have much to work with in the way of moisture.

I hope that you have a restful and relaxing Sunday.

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