Dry Tomorrow; Like Summer Wednesday Through Friday
IMPROVING WEATHER: Storms have moved out of Alabama this afternoon; look for a clearing sky tonight with a low in the 40s.
The day tomorrow will be dry with a partly to mostly sunny sky along with a high in the 70s.
SUMMER PREVIEW: A strong upper ridge will bring a summer preview to Alabama over the latter half of the week, with afternoon highs in the 85 to 90 degree range. This ridge will likely keep showers and storms north and west of Alabama, but a few strong storms could creep into the northwest corner of the state Wednesday evening. These are the daily record highs for Birmingham…
April 3 87 (1999)
April 4 88 (1934)
April 5 88 (2010)
If we do reach 90 degrees on one of these days, it won’t be the earlier 90 degree temperature on record; that happened on March 21, 1907.
THE WEEKEND: Saturday will be another very warm, dry day with a high in the mid to upper 80s, but the ridge breaks down allowing showers and thunderstorms to return Sunday.
Much cooler air follows the rain Sunday, and there will be some risk of frost and a late season freeze for parts of Alabama by April 7-8. See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.
ON THIS DATE IN 1962: 17 people killed by tornado at Milton FL, Florida’s worst tornado disaster. An F3 tornado ripped through Milton killing 17 people and injuring 100. Damage was set at $1.5 million.
IN THIS DATE IN 1973: An F4 tornado struck Abbeville, SC just after dark damaging and destroying several homes. It plowed into a motel about three miles east of Calhoun Falls. “The entire building, its furnishings and occupants from the foundation upward were carried across the highway toward the south and spread over a large field.” Seven people were killed, four of them in the motel.
Look for the next video briefing here by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow…
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