40% CHANCE OF NEW TROPICAL STORM FORMING IN WESTERN CARIBBEAN… The National Hurricane Center has increased chances of development for a new tropical storm in the western Caribbean Sea. While development is not imminent over the next two days, the concern is that a tropical storm will develop late this week, this weekend, or early next week. There is high chance that this developing system will move into the southern Gulf of Mexico in about a week. While it is too early to speculate where this storm will end up, it serves as yet another reminder that hurricane season is long from over. Interests from northern Mexico and Texas eastward to Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida should keep tabs on this development potential in the days ahead.
COLD FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT… At 1PM, we have showers and thunderstorms beginning to develop across the western part of Alabama and eastern Mississippi. There remains a low-end, Level 1 (out of 5) marginal severe weather risk valid this evening as a cold front moves into our local area from the northwest. Thunderstorms could be briefly strong to marginally severe, with the main concern being gusty winds capable of knocking down a tree or two across the region. Tornadoes are not expected today. I will have radar updates posted as needed in the RedZone Weather app in the hours ahead.
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I will have another detailed update later this evening. Have a nice Monday afternoon!