A Few Showers Tonight; Otherwise Dry Through Sunday
COOL MORNING: Some spots are in the upper 40s early this morning across North/Central Alabama… some of the colder temperatures just before sunrise:
Fort Payne 43
Cullman 44
Haleyville 45
Huntsville 46
Pell City 48
Gadsden 48
Hueytown 49
Muscle Shoals 49
Jasper 49
Bessemer 50
Anniston 51
Tuscaloosa 53
Cusseta 53
Auburn 54
With a mostly sunny sky, we are expecting a high today in the low to mid 70s. The average high for Birmingham on May 6 is 80. A cold front will bring a narrow band of showers into North Alabama tonight… moisture will be very limited and rain amounts will be light and spotty. Then, a new surge of cooler, drier air will arrive after midnight. Tomorrow will be another sunny day with a high in the low 70s.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Look for a good supply sunshine Saturday with a high close to 80 degrees. The day Sunday will stay dry… with a partly sunny sky afternoon temperatures will rise into the low 80s. Clouds increase late in the day, and showers and storms will move into the state Sunday night.
NEXT WEEK: A surface front will stall out across the region, setting the stage for an unsettled pattern for much of the week. We will have a risk of showers and thunderstorms on a daily basis Monday through Thursday; for now the overall severe weather threat looks fairly low. Rain amounts for the week will be in the 2 inch range, but isolated heavier totals will be possible. Highs will be generally in the mid to upper 70s… See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
ON THIS DATE IN 1937: The German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst in Manchester Township, New Jersey, United States. Of the 97 people on board (36 passengers and 61 crewmen), there were 35 fatalities (13 passengers and 22 crewmen). One worker on the ground was also killed, making a total of 36 deaths. The Hindenburg was delayed two hours from docking due to thunderstorms in the area.
ON THIS DATE IN 1967: A F2 tornado moved through western part of the city of Birmingham. A 57 year old woman who was visiting her daughter on First Court West as she watched the tornado from the front door. She was killed when 2×12 timbers launched airborne from a nearby lumber yard was hurled into the house. Birmingham Deputy Fire Chief Neal Gallant watched the storm as it tore down Lomb Avenue. A five block area near the Fairgrounds was hardest hit. The evening feature at the Fair Park Drive Inn was cancelled when the tornado ripped the screen down. The feature was “Weird World of LSD”
ON THIS DATE IN 1975: A massive tornado hit Omaha, Nebraska killing three persons, injuring 133 others, and causing over 250 million dollars damage. The tornado struck during the late afternoon moving northeastward through the industrial and residential areas of west-central Omaha and lifting over the northern section of the city. The twister, which cut a swath ten miles long and as much as a quarter of a mile wide. It was the most costly in U.S. history up till that time.
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