Radar Check at 11:45 p.m.

Rain is increasing across southwestern Jefferson, Shelby, Talladega, and Clay Counties tonight. Lightning is starting to show up in this activity.

Rain also continues across northwestern Alabama, including Franklin, Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Winston, Walker, and Cullman Counties.

Thunderstorms are increasing over Sumter, Greene, Hale, and Marengo Counties in West Alabama. These storms will spread east-northeastward through Bibb, Perry, Dallas, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Shelby, Chilton, and Autauga counties over the next couple of hours.

the storms are “elevated” meaning that their bases are not rooted in the surface layer but higher in the atmosphere.

A severe storm west of Laurel Mississippi is moving toward that Mississippi community. It will impact Washington County in Southwest Alabama in about 90 minutes.

Other strong to severe storms are over northeastern Louisianian and southwestern Mississippi at this hour. The storm east of Natchez has produced tornado damage all the way back into eastern Texas. Significant damage was reported just south of Alexandria, Louisiana around 9:15 p.m. tonight.

Tornado watches are in effect for much of southern Mississippi back into Louisiana until 5 a.m.

These storms will spread into Alabama around 2-3 a.m., reaching the Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Gadsden areas around 4-5 a.m. They may have damaging winds and hail. Be able to receive warnings during the overnight and be ready to act if a warning is issued. Tonight is one of those nights where you want to make sure you take severe thunderstorm warnings as seriously as a tornado warning. Damaging winds can cause damage that is as bad as a tornado.

Confidence is increasing that we will see severe storms tomorrow afternoon in Alabama.

By noon. storms will be forming over eastern Mississippi as instability increases rapidly across eastern Mississippi and western Alabama.

They will spread eastward. Here is the composite reflectivity off the HRRR at 3 p.m.:

Category: Alabama's Weather, ALL POSTS, Severe Weather