WEAKENING STORMS INDICATE SEVERE WEATHER RISK IS ENDING… Good news as we get into the overnight hours! Thunderstorms rumbling through southwest Alabama remain weak and continue to weaken. That means the overall severe weather risk is rapidly ending. The stronger atmospheric dynamics continue to move northeast and away from our area. Our local area is very fortunate this weather system has caused no damage in the southern part of the state. Central Alabama is a different story. The National Weather Service in Birmingham will dispatch at least 3 storm survey crews to assess tornado damage in various counties in the central part of Alabama.
WHAT TO EXPECT – THROUGH 3AM… Over the next several hours, the advancing line of storms currently moving through parts of Butler, Conecuh, Escambia (AL), Baldwin, and Mobile counties will move southeast into northwest Florida and Covington County, AL. Occasional lightning and thunder will be possible. Strong wind gusts (30-40+ mph) are not completely out of the question just yet. Showers and storms will continue to gradually weaken. Rain totals will generally be between one quarter of an inch to an inch of rainfall in total across our local area. The overall tornado risk is now at zero across west Alabama behind the advancing, decaying line of thunderstorms. Out ahead of the line of storms, the risk of a tornado is now exceptionally low, if not zero in most spots.
COOLER AIR TO MOVE IN OVERNIGHT… The cold front responsible for the severe weather setup today will move across our region in the overnight hours. High temperatures on Friday will be in the 50s across inland areas and in the low-60s closer to the immediate beach zones.
I will have your next full forecast video and text discussion posted by 7:15AM on Friday morning. Have a nice evening!
