Trending Drier Tomorrow/Saturday; Still Warm And Humid
RADAR CHECK: Showers and thunderstorms persist across Alabama this afternoon, mostly south of I-59. Heavier storms are capable of producing small hail and strong gusty winds along with very frequent cloud to ground lightning. SPC maintains a “marginal risk” of severe thunderstorms through the evening for areas east of a line from Florence to Montgomery to Eufaula.
Away from the storms, we have a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures in the 80s this afternoon. Showers and storms will fade away late tonight.
TOMORROW THROUGH THE WEEKEND: Lower precipitable water values will move into the northern half of Alabama tomorrow, meaning few, if any showers there. A few scattered showers and storms are possible tomorrow afternoon over South Alabama… otherwise the sky will be partly to mostly sunny tomorrow with a high in the mid 80s. Saturday will be a relatively dry day statewide with only isolated showers; the high will be in the 85-89 degree range.
Then, on Sunday, moisture levels begin to rise again, and scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms are possible statewide with a high in the mid 80s. Odds of any one spot getting wet Sunday afternoon are in the 30-40 percent range.
NEXT WEEK: A warm, humid airmass will cover the state through the week, meaning warm, humid weather with scattered showers and storms around each day. Best chance of showers will come from 1 to 11 p.m… but a rogue late night or morning shower can’t be ruled out. Highs will be mostly in the mid 80s, close to seasonal averages for mid-June in Alabama. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
TROPICS: All remains quiet across the Atlantic basin, and tropical storm formation is not expected through the weekend.
ON THIS DATE IN 1860: Iowa’s infamous Camanche Tornado, likely an F5 storm, kills 92 and injures 200. Every home and business were destroyed. It was one of the most damaging families of tornadoes ever to strike the US and resulted in more farm fatalities than any other tornado except for the Tri-State tornado.
ON THIS DATE IN 1993: Early morning severe thunderstorms dumped huge hailstones across northern Oklahoma. Hail, up to 6 inches in diameter in Enid, went through roofs of homes, damaged three jets at Vance Air Force Base, and did $500,000 in damage at a car dealership.
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