SHOWERS PUSHING EAST… Pockets of heavy rain continue to gradually shift to the east on this Christmas morning. The overall risk of severe weather has been low and appears to now be getting lower as a low level jet (LLJ) moves away from our local area.
Rain will clear out to the east in the next several hours. Thunderstorms will continue to be possible.
At 5AM, scattered rain and storms continue to progress eastward. While weak, transient areas of rotation have been observed in storms near the coast over the last hour, we have not had tornado warnings this morning so far.
The overall severe weather risk continues to be LOW. pic.twitter.com/Chwn4m3x26
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) December 25, 2023
The cell near Ono Island, the Flora-Bama, and Perdido Key is showing signs of rotation while pushing inland as of 4:36AM. Gusty winds likely as this cell continues moving north. pic.twitter.com/WkGU3VeGnM
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) December 25, 2023
A narrow band of heavy rain extends from Coffeeville southward to Mobile and Dauphin Island. Ahead of the band of rain, small rotating showers are happening.
Several areas of weak, transient rotation over the last hour. So far, no warnings as of 4:25AM. pic.twitter.com/SPQaLY6gBj
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) December 25, 2023
SCATTERED SHOWERS STREAMING INLAND… Scattered showers with occasional thunderstorms continue to move into the local area from the Gulf of Mexico. There are transient areas of rotation noted in some of the storms that have happened over the northern Gulf just offshore over the last hour. So far, these storms have weakened while approaching the immediate coastline.
The overall severe weather risk across land areas remains LOW. The risk is not completely zero, but it is low.
More rain and thunderstorms will be possible over the next 6-8 hours.
