NUMEROUS SHOWERS & STORMS… Heavy rain and thunderstorms continue to develop near Mobile, Pensacola, and much of southern Baldwin County as of midday. Scattered storms are also developing outside of this large complex of storms.

I expect the overall coverage of storms to increase across the region over the next several hours.

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SCATTERED STORMS NEAR THE COAST… Showers and storms continue to get an early start this morning near the Alabama and northwest Florida beaches. Loud storms are happening near Pensacola, Gulf Shores, Point Clear, Sunny Cove, and Dauphin Island.

More storms will pop up across the region in the hours ahead.

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STORMS NEAR MONROEVILLE & SPANISH FORT… Scattered thunderstorms continue to bubble up across the region this evening. Heavy rain is happening near Spanish Fort, Daphne, Monroeville, Uriah, and surrounding areas. Storms will fade away over the next several hours.

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STORMS SPREADING INLAND… Heavy rain is happening this evening near Crestview, Holt, Milligan, Baker, Opp, Onycha, and Berrydale as thunderstorms continue to spread farther inland

More storms will pop up over the next few hours across the region.

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STORMS POPPING UP ACROSS NORTHWEST FLORIDA… Scattered thunderstorms are beginning to develop across parts of Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties this afternoon. More small storms will continue to pop up over the next few hours.

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P.M. STORMS TODAY; TRACKING PTC #2 IN THE ATLANTIC… Pop-up showers and thunderstorms will be possible today and in the days ahead as a seasonal summertime weather pattern continues across the local area. Our attention in the tropics is now on Potential Tropical Cyclone #2, soon-to-be Tropical Storm Bonnie most likely. While severe weather remains unlikely, some of these pop-up storms may be loud at times. High temperatures on this Tuesday will be in the low- to mid-90s. PTC #2 is located several hundred miles east-southeast of the Lesser Antilles. In addition, we’re tracking an area of disturbed weather in the western Gulf that has a low-end chance of becoming a tropical storm before moving into Texas later this week.

POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE #2 APPROACHING LESSER ANTILLES… Potential Tropical Cyclone #2 formed yesterday evening in the open waters of the central Atlantic Ocean. PTC #2 has prompted a Tropical Storm Warning for Trinidad and Tobago and the island of Grenada. The system is moving west-northwest at 18 mph. Maximum winds are already at 40 mph, meaning at this point we’re simply waiting on a low-level center of circulation to form so the system can officially be designated as a tropical storm. The official forecast from the National Hurricane Center shows PTC #2/Bonnie continuing a consistent westward movement toward Central America. The system may be a hurricane on approach to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras in 4-5 days. No direct local impacts are expected in south Alabama or northwest Florida from this developing system.

DISTURBANCE IN GULF REMAINS DISORGANIZED… There remains a 20% chance a new tropical storm may form in the western Gulf of Mexico over the next few days. Regardless of if formal development happens, local impacts in south Alabama and northwest Florida are not expected. From NHC: “Disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the north-central Gulf of Mexico are associated with a trough of low pressure. Some slow development of this system is possible while it moves west-southwestward at about 10 mph and approaches the coasts of southern Texas and northeastern Mexico during the next few days.”

LOCALLY, MORE P.M. STORMS IN DAYS AHEAD… I see no reason to modify the ongoing forecast in any considerable way. South Alabama and northwest Florida will continue to have a chance of showers and thunderstorms each day, primarily in the afternoon and evening hours. Widespread severe weather is NOT in the forecast anytime soon, but some of these summertime pop-up thunderstorms will be “loud and proud” at times. Gusty winds will be possible in the strongest of the storms.

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FEW STORMS NEAR ALABAMA BEACHES… A few small showers and thunderstorms are drifting southwest near Orange Beach, Sunny Cove, and Bayou La Batre this evening.

Storms will fade away over land areas over the next hour or so.

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STORMS CONTINUE TO POP UP… Loud storms have developed near Monroeville, Peterman, Tunnel Springs, and Beatrice in Monroe County as of 6:20PM. These storms are slowly drifting southwest toward Ollie, Excel, and Frisco City. Loud storms are also happening near Grove Hill, Thomasville, Coffeeville, and Woods Bluff.

Other storms are happening near Brooklyn, Magnolia Springs, and Orange Beach this evening.

Storms will fizzle out after sunset. Widespread severe weather is NOT expected this evening, but some of the storms will be “loud and proud” at times.

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