SCATTERED P.M. STORMS TODAY; TWO TROPICAL WAVES IN ATLANTIC… Thunderstorms are likely to pop up across the region on this Wednesday, particularly in the afternoon and evening hours. High temperatures will be near 90 by 3PM. The storms today will be the pulse variety, pop-up storms that develop quickly with very little notice. Widespread severe weather is not expected today or in any of the next 7 days. We are monitoring two tropical waves in the Atlantic Ocean, both of which have at least some potential of becoming tropical storms over the next few days. All of the details are below.

LOCALLY, MORE OF THE SAME: POP-UP STORMS… No changes to report in the forecast reasoning or thinking. High temperatures will be near the 90 degree mark with morning lows near 70 over the next few days. Showers and thunderstorms will continue to be possible each day over the next 7 days, mostly in the afternoon and evening hours.

FOURTH OF JULY FORECAST… If you guessed pop-up showers and storms with highs in the 90s for the weekend of the 4th of July, you guessed correctly! Unfortunately, there is no real way to know exactly where storms will fire up this weekend or on Monday (the 5th) when the holiday will be observed. I will have radar updates posted throughout the weekend as needed in the RedZone Weather app.

WEAK TROPICAL WAVE APPROACHING LESSER ANTILLES… A tropical wave approaching Barbados and the Lesser Antilles has lowering odds of developing into a tropical storm as it continues to move west. This is good news for the Antilles. From NHC: “Disorganized showers and thunderstorms continue in association with a tropical wave located over the tropical Atlantic about 650 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. Some slow development of this disturbance is possible later this week while the system moves westward to west-northwestward at 20 to 25 mph, likely reaching the Lesser Antilles by Wednesday night. Regardless of development, this system could bring locally heavy rainfall to portions of the Lesser Antilles during the next few days.”

ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IN CENTRAL ATLANTIC… Several hundred miles “behind” or east of the leading tropical wave, another tropical disturbance has increased in organization over the last 12 hours and could become a tropical storm as it moves westward. From NHC: “Shower activity associated with a tropical wave located about 900 miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands continues to show signs of organization. Additional development of this system is possible during the next several days as it moves generally west-northwestward at about 20 mph.”

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SCATTERED STORMS INLAND… Heavy rain is pushing into Grove Hill and Whatley from the south this evening. Several showers and storms are also happening across parts of northern Mobile, northern Baldwin, Butler, and northern Monroe counties.

Storms will fade away after sunset.

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LOUD STOSM NEAR SARALAND… Showers and thunderstorms have developed in parts of Mobile and Baldwin counties this afternoon. These storms are drifting northwest. Heavy rain likely shortly near Prichard, Saraland, Satsuma, and Creola.

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MORE POP-UP SHOWERS & STORMS TODAY; NO IMMINENT TROPICAL CONCERNS LOCALLY… Showers and thunderstorms are expected to become more numerous this afternoon into this evening compared to the last several days. Storms could produce localized downpours of heavy rain, gusty winds, and cloud-to-ground lightning. No tornadoes are expected today and storms should generally remain below severe limits in most cases. A stronger storm or two cannot completely be ruled out, with the main concerns being gusty winds. Today is very much a classic summer weather day where you may see some creepy clouds and maybe even a shelf cloud or two. High temperatures today will be around the 90 degree mark. A few more Tuesday morning forecast notes are below.

LOOKING AHEAD TO THE 4TH OF JULY… Scattered thunderstorms will continue to be common around our region over the next several days and this weekend as we go into the Independence Day holiday. Rain and storms will be possible on the 4th (on Sunday) and on the observed holiday on Monday. Widespread, significant severe storms are not expected, but “splash and dash-type” showers and thunderstorms will be prevalent throughout this week, into the weekend, and into early next week.

TROPICAL STORM DANNY MADE LANDFALL IN SOUTH CAROLINA… Yesterday around 10AM, the National Hurricane Center started issuing advisories on Tropical Depression 4. The USAF Hurricane Hunter aircraft crew investigated the system in the afternoon hours, finding maximum winds in excess of 40 mph. This caused the system to be upgraded to Tropical Storm Danny. A few hours later at approximately 7PM last evening, Danny made landfall near Hilton Head Island with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. Danny continues to weaken this morning over parts of Georgia and South Carolina. The remnants of Danny will likely bring increased rain chances to the Tennessee Valley region and north Alabama as the system continues moving northwest. No direct local impacts are expected locally in south Alabama and northwest Florida because of Tropical Storm Danny.

TROPICAL WAVE ON APPROACH TO LESSER ANTILLES… The National Hurricane Center continues to track a tropical wave in the central Atlantic Ocean that will approach the Lesser Antilles over the next 48 hours. This wave poses no threat to the USA over the next 5 days, but it is a system to monitor as it moves west this weekend. From NHC: “Disorganized showers and a few thunderstorms continue in association with a tropical wave located over the central Atlantic Ocean. Some slow development of this disturbance is possible later this week and this weekend while the system moves westward to west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph, likely reaching the Lesser Antilles by Wednesday night.”

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