The flooding yesterday in and near Marion, AL was extreme. @ChelseaBarton_ is from that area and filed this report with @wvua23 earlier. Horrible damage! ⛈https://t.co/R3hDpDQCF9
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) June 1, 2018
Neat article about pyrocumulus clouds… https://t.co/4K9mFlZIeu
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) June 1, 2018
Nice sunset shot sent in by someone using the RedZone Weather app… Location and credit unknown. pic.twitter.com/TV6sm1SOar
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) June 1, 2018
Southern Conecuh County, AL sunset sent in by Michael Ivey… pic.twitter.com/gYT4f30hec
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) June 1, 2018
Sunset explosion #brattFL #nofilter @StormHour @rzweather @Chris_WPMI @WEARAllenStrum @ThomasGeboyWX pic.twitter.com/wKe0MHXKr9
— Angela Brown (@AngelaB0521) June 1, 2018
Isolated thunderstorms continue across our region. At the moment, the heaviest rain is falling near Burnt Corn, Citronelle, and Millry…
Nothing severe – good news. Storms are producing heavy rain and lots of lightning.
Storms will fade as we lose daytime heating later this evening.
Several showers &thunderstorms have popped up this afternoon across northwest Florida and south Alabama… Heaviest rain, as of 2:50PM, is happening near Dixonville, Barrineau Park, and Walnut Hill. Be inside you're near these storms… Lightning! pic.twitter.com/f4DJfq5Izu
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 31, 2018
Temperatures will slightly increase over the next few days, into the mid-90s this weekend. Seasonal rain chances ahead! pic.twitter.com/u70gNcGCoj
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 31, 2018
SINKHOLES IN MARION! Yikes! The heavy rains just kept coming in Perry County. So much, that parts of roads were washed out… leaving sinkholes! Some folks are even stuck between two of these impassible areas. @wvua23 pic.twitter.com/PWNOS1Wknp
— Chelsea Barton (@ChelseaBarton_) May 31, 2018
A meteorologically quiet hurricane season is irrelevant if a major storm makes landfall in your community. Be proactive in planning. If you're reactive, it's perhaps already too late.
— Steve Bowen (@SteveBowenWx) May 31, 2018
HOT DAY; P.M. ISOLATED STORMS… High temperatures are slated to rise slightly this afternoon compared to previous days. We’ll be in the low- to mid-90s across south Alabama and northwest Florida. Showers and storms will bubble up due to all of the heat content in the atmosphere across our region. Storm coverage will be greatest from 11AM to 7PM.
WEEKEND PREVIEW… More of the same! Rain chances will be slightly deflated from previous days this weekend, with about a 30-40% chance of storms in the afternoon and evening hours each day. High temperatures will be in the mid-90s. We note that the rip current risk at Alabama & NW Florida beaches remains slightly elevated, so if you’re headed to the beach today or over the next few days, be extra cautious in the water. Rip currents kill more people in our area than any other weather-related hazard, primarily due to vacationers not knowing about the hazards of rip currents.
Tomorrow is the first day of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season. I’ll have more info about what you can expect in tomorrow’s morning video.
See more details about your local forecast in your Thursday #rzw forecast video that will be available shortly in the post above… Have a nice day!
Isolated showers & thunderstorms are likely later today (again) across south Alabama & NW Florida on this last day of May… Greatest rain chance happens between 11AM and 7PM. Have the rain gear close by! pic.twitter.com/51zsdx2Ddw
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 31, 2018
STORMS IN WEST ALABAMA… A decaying line of showers and thunderstorms is slowly moving southeast across Clarke, Washington, Marengo, Wilcox, and southeastern Choctaw counties as of 10:07PM. This line of storms will continue to weaken as it moves southeast…
A few isolated showers and small storms will likely be around after midnight, but vast majority of us should be dry by 1AM.
Gorgeous scene from Redding, CA from my friend Stephen Neal… Wow! pic.twitter.com/JjHJTm0owi
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 31, 2018
Heavy rain and quite a bit of C2G lightning are moving across northern Clarke County, AL from the west… Heads up Bashi, Tallahatta Springs, Thomasville, and Sandflat. pic.twitter.com/XbyRTASfGK
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 31, 2018
AL/FL state line sunset in Davisville, FL @rzweather @WEARAllenStrum @Chris_WPMI @StormHour pic.twitter.com/om1VT4f0wu
— Angela Brown (@AngelaB0521) May 31, 2018
Downtown #Cullman after the storm ✨??✨ #alwx pic.twitter.com/tWzlJ81ImZ
— JillGudgerHowellMAEd (@JillGHowellMAEd) May 31, 2018
Very high rain rates (2-3" per hour in some spots) moving into places like Greensboro, Forkland, Sawyerville, and Newbern over the next 30-45 minutes… Definitely not what this area needs right now! @RichardWVUA23 @RaceWx4You @alabamawxblog @wvua23 pic.twitter.com/3nvj0yRdkX
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 31, 2018
Flash Flood Warning now in effect for portions of Greene, Perry, and Hale counties as another round of very heavy rain moves in from the west. These are the same areas that had major flash flooding earlier today. Potentially hazardous situation setting up yet again in central AL! pic.twitter.com/6Se3zXLfHQ
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 31, 2018
Oliver Lock and Dam@ThePhotoHour @earthescope @EarthPixDaiIy @BestEarthPix @rzweather @spann pic.twitter.com/fLZnZjdnCw
— Ametra Heard (@SdraeHartemA) May 31, 2018
Some of the highest rain totals in the U.S. in the last 24 hours have happened in central Alabama… Some spots had 6-7" of rain in just a few hours, per MRMS QPE. pic.twitter.com/zXPmDS9G2O
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 31, 2018
LOCAL AREA DRY, FOR NOW... South Alabama & northwest Florida is completely rain-free as of 7:25PM. We’re watching a line of strong thunderstorms dropping excessive rainfall moving into Choctaw County from east Mississippi.
CHOCTAW COUNTY UPDATE… Plenty of storms are happening along and just west of the Alabama Highway 17 corridor. At the moment, heavier rain is moving into Lisman and Butler. Storms will move into Needham, Gilbertown, and Silas shortly.
HUMID EVENING FOR ALL… There could be a few pop-up storms this evening through 11PM, but most of us will be dry. We remain in a VERY humid, moist airmass. Dewpoint values are in excess of 70 in some spots across the region, which is very humid even by our own local “humidity standards.”
Heavy rain associated with thunderstorms pushing southeast across West Alabama will approach Tuscaloosa and the campus of @UofAlabama within the hour… pic.twitter.com/knLVDjRWLy
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 30, 2018
Finalized Subtropical Storm Alberto rain totals across Alabama and northwest Florida… Big rain amounts mainly happened on the WEST side of where the core of Alberto. Graphic by @NWSBirmingham. pic.twitter.com/6FyuonsPaK
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 30, 2018
