Storms have set up just west of Evergreen along the AL83 corridor in Conecuh County… ⛈ Thanks to @DonnaMancil for the view at Exit 96 on I-65 facing west. pic.twitter.com/I7PgUMtXfU
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 26, 2018
SCATTERED STORMS POPPING UP… Many showers and thunderstorms are popping up across south Alabama and northwest Florida late on this Wednesday morning. Nothing severe, but rain is HEAVY in spots across the region where these storms are happening. Be ready for more scattered downpours of heavy rain over the next few hours!
Flash Flood Warning has been issued (til 1:45PM) for much of the Birmingham metro, including Hoover, Homewood, Trussville, Bessemer, Hueytown, Downtown Birmingham, Gardendale, and surrounding areas… NEVER drive over a water-covered roadway! pic.twitter.com/iZPuPPiNAO
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 26, 2018
Big time rain is happening across much of north Alabama… Heavy rain happening in/near Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Oneonta, Hamilton, Decatur, Huntsville. Pop-up storms increasing in number across south Alabama & NW Florida late this morning… Be ready for rain today! pic.twitter.com/gHfuw1C8uH
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 26, 2018
Sunrise Atmore @spann @NWSMobile @rzweather @StormHour @ThomasGeboyWX @michaelwhitewx @WEARKDaniel #alwx #sunrise pic.twitter.com/jT8uGXNHnl
— Ditto Gorme (@sandtrapper) September 26, 2018
Rain chances will progressively decrease over the next few days… pic.twitter.com/KJsBsp58m8
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 26, 2018
Kirk is a tropical storm again with maximum sustained winds at 50 mph. Tropical storm warnings in effect for many of the Lesser Antilles. Should weaken rapidly once it reaches the central Caribbean this weekend. pic.twitter.com/23xO16dQNU
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 26, 2018
@rzweather Good morning. Early morning moon setting over Chicago in upper left of photo. ? Nice cooler morning in low 50s. pic.twitter.com/KrLHJdRIJC
— Scott Traweek (@ScottTraweek) September 26, 2018
Beautiful morning! Atmore, AL. @rzweather @michaelwhitewx @Kelly_WPMI @WKRG_John @NWSMobile @LeniseLigon pic.twitter.com/uTcDvkWhBH
— David Gehman (@dflyguy) September 26, 2018
NUMEROUS STORMS TODAY… Grab the rain gear and keep it handy today across south Alabama and northwest Florida as numerous pop-up thunderstorms are likely across the region. Today will likely be the wettest day out of the next seven days. High temperatures will be in the mid- to upper-80s due to all of the clouds/rain around today. Let’s look at details…
TROPICS QUIETER, FOR NOW… The National Hurricane Center issued the final advisory on Subtropical Storm Leslie yesterday. This means, at this moment, there are no active tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin. We continue to monitor the remnants of Tropical Storm Kirk that are approaching the Lesser Antilles. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Kirk redevelop into a classified tropical storm today or tomorrow before rapidly weakening again this weekend due to enhanced atmospheric shear in the eastern Caribbean. The area of low pressure off the North Carolina coast may also develop today or tomorrow into a named tropical storm as it moves north, paralleling the Carolina coast before turning out to sea by Friday. The Gulf of Mexico remains QUIET. Good news!
STORMS AROUND FOR FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS… There’s a good chance that this Friday evening will be wetter, overall, than the last few Fridays across our region. We’ll call it a 30-40% chance of showers and storms around 7PM Friday as most high school football teams get set for their weekly games. Have the rain gear packed in the car and ready to deploy as heavy rain will be a concern in the stronger storms. Kickoff temperatures will likely be around 79-80 degrees in most spots.
SLIGHTLY DRIER & COOLER NEXT WEEK… We finally get a break from all the rain and storms next week as slightly cooler and slightly drier air moves in from the north. Instead of the 50s/60s that models suggested for this timeframe about ten days ago, guidance now points to highs in the 80s with lows in the mid-60s. We note that most global models point to a big upper ridge remaining in place across the eastern United States over the next 7-10 days, meaning a big cold shot of air is NOT likely to happen.
See all the details in your Wednesday #rzw forecast video that will be available shortly in the RZWeather app… Enjoy the day!
⛈Numerous thunderstorms will occur across the region on this Wednesday… Have those rain boots and umbrellas ready! pic.twitter.com/R7tclVwU3R
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 26, 2018
COASTAL SHOWERS/STORMS OVERNIGHT… We’re already seeing showers and thunderstorms pop up early on this Wednesday morning. I wouldn’t be shocked to see numerous showers and storms develop near the coastline over the next few hours before dawn. These storms will stream inland progressively throughout the day. Severe weather is not expected.
If you look southward across our region this evening, you’ll probably see lightning in the distance. ⚡️ Seeing storms about 75 miles southeast of Gulf Shores. NOT heat lightning! Just distant thunderstorms.
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 26, 2018
Rainbow Atmore,Al @spann @NWSMobile @rzweather @StormHour @ThomasGeboyWX @michaelwhitewx @WEARKDaniel #alwx #rainbox pic.twitter.com/JRtioHVDMf
— Ditto Gorme (@sandtrapper) September 25, 2018
Yet another rainbow… This time over Brewton, AL and T.R. Miller High School. More rainbows in last 48 hours than I’ve ever seen! pic.twitter.com/IVWT0XMimI
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 25, 2018
This morning’s #sunrise in Huxford, AL. @rzweather pic.twitter.com/lQXAGNM1jQ
— Angela Brown (@AngelaB0521) September 25, 2018
STORMS POPPING UP NEAR ATMORE… Another round of showers and thunderstorms is popping up across western fringes of Escambia County, AL near Nokomis, Poarch, Atmore, and Booneville. These storms are slowly drifting north. Elsewhere across the region, storms have popped up near Chatom, Hurricane Landing, Georgiana, and Andalusia.
Most of the shower/storm action should fade overnight. I expect another, widespread round of showers and thunderstorms to happen on Wednesday across the region.
Summer's not going anywhere in the South for the foreseeable future. That ridge is in park for the next wek and is refusing to move. pic.twitter.com/EMpI3zeE5K
— Griffin Hardy (@GriffinHardyWX) September 25, 2018
Another rainbow view from the Atmore, AL hospital… So many rainbows this week! https://t.co/eNtY5DMNkN
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 25, 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Houston County in AL until 4:00pm.
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 25, 2018
Multiple clusters of storms continue to push slowly northward across south Alabama. Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for much of Houston County till 3:15PM, including all of greater Dothan area. Heavy rain also happening near Luverne, McKenzie, & Georgiana. @stephencrews pic.twitter.com/OODTV52NFz
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 25, 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Houston County in AL until 3:15pm.
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 25, 2018
STORMS OVER COVINGTON COUNTY… Numerous showers and thunderstorms are happening early this afternoon across the southern half of Covington County in south central Alabama. Heavy rain is happening near Florala, Wing, Carolina, Red Oak, and Onycha. These storms are slowly drifting north.
More storms are likely to pop up across the region this afternoon into the evening hours. Be ready for scattered downpours of heavy rain!
More like summer over the next few days with heat, humidity, and pop-up storms… Slightly cooler, drier air will likely move in next week. pic.twitter.com/4Uk2mPmySQ
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 25, 2018
