Big Wet-Down For Alabama
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THIS MORNING: Most of the rain in Alabama this morning is north of a line from Fayette to Birmingham to Wedowee; the most widespread rain around Muscle Shoals. But, as the day rolls along, rain should become widespread statewide this afternoon and tonight as short wave energy approaches from the west. Some thunder could be involved; SPC even has a small part of Southeast Alabama in their standard “slight risK” of severe weather today, but the air up this way should be too stable for any significant severe weather issues.
SOAKED: Rain will continue tomorrow with the approach of a cold front, and some big rain amounts are likely between now and tomorrow night. The 00Z NAM is printing 2.21″ for Birmingham… the GFS is amazingly similar at 2.12″. So… we project rain amounts of 2 to 3 inches for North-Central Alabama over the next 36 hours on an average basis. This is will be a beneficial rain for just about all of Alabama. We will keep an eye on any potential flooding issues, but I don’t think that will become a big problem.
FALL SPLENDOR: The rain moves out tomorrow night, and the coolest air so far this season arrives by Wednesday morning. We project morning lows early Wednesday in the 48 to 52 degree range, followed by a high in the mid 70s. The cooler valleys across North Alabama should reach the 40s early Thursday, with low 50s elsewhere. Thursday and Friday should feature a good supply of sunshine with a warming trend; the high Thursday will be in the upper 70s, followed by low 80s Friday.
WEEKEND PREVIEW: For now we expect a dry weekend. Partly to mostly sunny Saturday with a high in the low to mid 80s, then a fresh surge of cooler air arrives Sunday that will knock highs back into the 70s. Pretty good chance we see some 40s again early Monday morning over North Alabama.
TROPICS: Tropical Storm Nadine is in the eastern Atlantic, and is moving east, away from the U.S. Elsewhere, nothing really significant to talk about across the Atlantic basin and additional tropical storm formation for now is not expected.
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