Cool/Dry Tomorrow; Rain Possible Sunday

RADAR CHECK: We have a few sprinkles over the northern half of Alabama early this morning just before sunrise… those will end soon and the rest of the day will be dry. Clouds this morning will give way to gradual afternoon clearing with a high in the 57-64 degree range across the state. Tonight will be mostly fair with a low in the 30s over the northern counties, with 40s to the south.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: We are forecasting a partly to mostly sunny sky tomorrow with a high between 58 and 65 degrees. Then, on Sunday, the sky becomes mostly cloudy ahead of a weather disturbance that will bring a chance of some rain to the state. With limited moisture, rain amounts should be 1/4″ or less for most places Sunday afternoon and Sunday night. Certainly not a major rain event… heavier totals will be over the southern quarter of the state.

NEXT WEEK: A new surge of colder air arrives Monday, and temperatures will be below freezing over the northern half of the state Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Some communities across the Tennessee Valley won’t get out of the 40s Monday and Tuesday. The weather will be dry for much of the week, but we will bring in a chance of rain on Friday (December 1). Way too early to know how much rain will fall… See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: For the high school playoff games tonight, the sky will be mostly clear with temperatures falling into the 40s.

For tomorrow’s Iron Bowl (Alabama at Auburn, 2:30p CT kickoff), it will be a sunny afternoon with about 63 degrees at kickoff…dropping into the 50s by the second half. A perfect day for the biggest football game of the year in Alabama.

TROPICS: A non-tropical area of low pressure located over the central subtropical Atlantic is producing disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity, and the associated winds have decreased below gale force. This system could acquire some subtropical or tropical characteristics during the next day or two while it moves northeastward at 15 to 20 mph. The chance for subtropical or tropical development is likely to end by Sunday as the low moves over much colder waters.

NHC gives it a 30 percent of development, and the feature is far from land. Hurricane season ends in 6 days.

ON THIS DATE IN 1949: At least three tornadoes tore through Alabama killing 14 people. One moved through Hackneyville, northeast of Alexander City, where 10 fatalities occurred as one home was demolished. A woman and nine children were killed as their home was picked up and thrown 150 yards away and into another home. Injuries occurred in the second home.

Another tornado (rated F4 based on historical data) moved through Blount County; 32 homes and 84 other structures were damaged or destroyed. 100 head of cattle were killed. Several of the homes were completely blown away. 3 fatalities occurred in an Easley home and one fatality occured in an Oneonta home.

The third one moved through parts of DeKalb County. Three homes were destroyed and 7 homes were damaged near Henagar; one person was killed.

ON THIS DATE IN 2001: Two dozen tornadoes touched down across Alabama; two people were killed at Sand Rock in Cherokee County, and there were two other fatalities at Kennedy, in Lamar County. The most violent tornado of the day was an F4 that moved through Blount and Etowah counties near Altoona; 22 were injured.

ON THIS DATE IN 2004: A total of 16 tornadoes touched down across Alabama, including F2 twisters at Lake Mitchell and Autaugaville. Another strong tornado would touch down at approximately 7:09 AM on the property of Talladega Superspeedway, damaging concession stands, the Busch Series garage area, and destroying a digital leaderboard. Debris was strewn all throughout the infield and into Victory Lane before the tornado moved northeastward. Unfortunately, this F2 tornado would be the one that would cause the only death in the state of Alabama throughout the event. A few houses and outbuildings were damaged in the Eastaboga area before it moved into Bynum. Two mobile homes were heavily damaged by fallen trees, with one of those trees killing a 75-year-old woman. It continued into the Coldwater area and into the southwestern part of Anniston, damaging more buildings and knocking down numerous trees.

We remain on a holiday schedule so just one video briefing today, but I will post fresh forecast notes here this afternoon… enjoy the day!

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