Falling Temps Today; Cold Weekend Ahead
RADAR CHECK: A line of showers and thunderstorms is pushing into South Alabama early this Thanksgiving morning ahead of a cold front. A tornado warning was issued for the eastern part of Elmore County around 5:30, but the rotation broadened quickly and the warning was canceled soon after it was issued. Otherwise, the storms were well behaved overnight, remaining below severe limits. There is a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) for South Alabama this morning, but the overall threat remains very low.
Behind the front, temperatures will fall through the day, reaching the 40s over the northern counties by afternoon with a brisk north wind. Slow clearing will begin this afternoon, and tonight will be fair and cold with a low in the 30s.
TOMORROW AND THE WEEKEND: The weather will be cold and dry. Lows early Saturday and Sunday morning will be in the 25-32 degree range for the northern 2/3 of Alabama, with mid 30s to the Gulf Coast. Highs will be in the 47-54 degree range for North Alabama, with mid to upper 50s for the southern counties.
NEXT WEEK: A secondary surge of cold air arrives Monday and Tuesday; highs will be in the 40s across North Alabama with lows in the 20s. Some of the colder spots could see upper teens by Tuesday morning, and a freeze is likely all the way down to the Gulf Coast. Temperatures warm a bit over the latter half of the week with highs in the 60-65 degree range by Thursday and Friday. Global models suggest some risk of scattered light rain late in the week… See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.
IRON BOWL: The weather will be cold and dry Saturday in Tuscaloosa for this year’s Iron Bowl (Auburn at Alabama, 2:30p CT kickoff). The sky will be mostly sunny, and temperatures will drop from near 52 at kickoff to near 40 by the final whistle.
ON THIS DATE IN 1921: New England was in the midst of a four-day ice storm, their worst of record. Ice was more than three inches thick in many places following the storm, and property damage was in the millions of dollars. Northern New England received heavy snow with more than two feet reported in some areas. Overnight freezing rains continued through the day at Worcester, MA while the wind increased to a gale. Streets become impassable even on foot, and whole towns were plunged into darkness without communication.
ON THIS DATE IN 2005: Six tornadoes touched down in Alabama, all of them rated either EF-0 or EF-1. Two were in Jefferson County… one near Corner, and the other near Concord.
We are on a holiday schedule, so just one video briefing today, but I will post fresh forecast notes this afternoon. Happy Thanksgiving!
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